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Manhattan bike path terrorist sentenced to life in prison

Sayfullo Saipov killed eight and injured 18 in a 2017 attack he said was carried out on behalf of the Islamic State group.

By Associated Press and St. Charles County Department of Corrections/KMOV

May 17, 2023

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Police work near a damaged Home Depot truck, Nov. 1, 2017, after a motorist drove onto a bike path the day before, Oct. 31, near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people, in New York. Relatives of eight people killed in the Halloween terror attack on a New York City bike path, as well as those who were injured, are expected to speak at a Wednesday, May 17, sentencing hearing for an Islamic extremist who prosecutors say deserves multiple life sentences.
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A bicyclist passes bouquets of flowers left by Argentine President Mauricio Macri and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio at the site of the terrorist attack on bicyclists, Nov. 6, 2017, in New York.
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This undated booking photo provided by the St. Charles County Department of Corrections in St. Charles, Mo., shows Sayfullo Saipov. In March, a jury rejected the death penalty for the Uzbekistan citizen and onetime New Jersey resident. A life sentence is mandatory.
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In this courtroom sketch, Aristide Melissas, a victim of the bike path attack by Sayfullo Saipov, presents his victim impact statement in the sentencing phase of Saipov's trial, Wednesday, May 17, in federal court in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Nicolas Erlij, a victim of the bike path attack by Sayfullo Saipov, presents his victim impact statement in the sentencing phase of Saipov's trial, Wednesday, May 17, in federal court in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, in federal court in New York, Wednesday, May 17, Sayfullo Saipov, center, is flanked by his attorneys, David M. Stern, left, and federal Defender Andrew John Dalack, right, during victim impact statements in the sentencing phase of his trial. Saipov, an Islamic extremist who killed eight in a New York bike path attack, was convicted of federal crimes, Jan. 26.
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In this courtroom sketch, in federal court in New York, Wednesday, May 17, Sayfullo Saipov, right, speaks during the sentencing phase of his trial. Seated with Saipov are Federal defender Sylvie Levine, left, and attorney David M. Stern.
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In this courtroom sketch, in federal court in New York, Wednesday, May 17, one of the victims of the bike path attack of Sayfullo Saipov, shouts from the audience after Saipov, seated right, finished his statement, during the sentencing phase of his trial.
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In this courtroom sketch, Judge Vernon Broderick presides over the sentencing of Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday, May 17, in federal court in New York.
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Marion Van Reeth, right, and her husband Aristide Melissas, left, leave Manhattan federal court after making victim statements at the sentencing hearing of convicted Islamic terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday May 17, in New York.
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Marion Van Reeth, left, leaves Manhattan federal court after making a victim statement at the sentencing hearing of convicted Islamic extremist Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday May 17, in New York.
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Marion Van Reeth leaves Manhattan federal court after making a victim statement at the sentencing of convicted Islamic extremist Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday May 17, in New York.
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Aristide Melissas, center, speaks with media outside Manhattan federal court, after making a victim impact statement at the sentencing hearing of convicted Islamic terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday, May 17, in New York.
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Aristide Melissas, center, speaks with media outside Manhattan federal court, after making a victim statement at the sentencing hearing of convicted Islamic terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday, May 17, in New York.
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Jury foreman John Patrick speaks with media outside Manhattan federal court following the sentencing of convicted Islamic terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday May 17, in New York. Saipov, 35, was given 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan and severely injuring 18 others in 2017.
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Jury foreman John Patrick speaks with media outside Manhattan federal court following the sentencing of convicted Islamic terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday May 17, in New York.
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Jury foreman John Patrick speaks with media outside Manhattan federal court following the sentencing of convicted Islamic terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, Wednesday May 17, in New York.

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