At least eight people in New York City were killed and 11 injured after a driver ploughed into cyclists and pedestrians before being shot by police, according to US officials.
Police said a 29-year-old male driver of a rented pick-up truck entered a busy bicycle path on the West Side of Lower Manhattan, striking a number of people along the route.
The truck then crashed with a school bus, injuring at least two children and two adults.
After the collision, the driver exited the vehicle brandishing two imitation guns, at which point he was shot by a police officer.
The incident on Tuesday “was a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians”, Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, told a news conference.
A spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described the incident an “apparent act of terrorism”.
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