Manhattan incident: At least six reported dead after 'deliberate act' in New York
The driver of a truck which ran over pedestrians is in custody in what NYPD is calling a terrorist act
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Your support makes all the difference.New York Police Department sources have reported at least six deaths and several injuries in an incident in lower Manhattan, according to CNN.
The incident took place near the West Side Highway and Chambers St, in close proximity to Stuyvesant High School, the Freedom Tower, and the September 11th Memorial, where the World Trade Center once stood.
The high school has reportedly been placed on lockdown.
NYPD has reported that one person is in custody, who is believed to be the driver of a box truck drove down south from Houston Street to Chambers Street, along a bicycle path, running several pedestrians over.
He also reportedly ran into a school bus. There are no reports as yet if any children are amoung the dead or injured.
The driver exited the vehicle, brandished a reportedly imitation weapon, and was shot by police on the scene according to NYPD.
There were eyewitness reports of several shots fired near the September 11th memorial site.
Witnesses have been saying they saw people running and screaming, while traffic was completely stopped on the West Side Highway.
There is no report as to whether all the deaths are due to the vehicle or shots fired.
The area around the memorial is normally a heavily policed area.
Bomb squad officers and the Fire Department responded to the scene within minutes of the incident at 3 pm local time.
NYPD has said they are not in search of additional suspects and they are treating this as a terror attack.
The attack seems to mimic attacks in Nice, Barcelona, and London in which vehicles have been used, the majority of which terror group Isis claimed in the past.
Isis has encouraged its supporters to use vehicles for attacks since they are more readily available than weapons like bombs or guns.
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