纽约恐袭 8人丧生

纽约当地时间10月31日下午，纽约市曼哈顿下城世贸中心附近发生汽车撞人事件，现已造成8人死亡10多人受伤。纽约市市长已将此次事件定性为恐怖袭击。

Eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a man drove a truck nearly a mile down a bike path in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, striking pedestrians, cyclists and a school bus.
当地时间10月31日下午，一名男子驾驶一辆卡车在曼哈顿一处自行车道上行驶将近一英里，撞倒行人、骑自行车的路人以及一辆校车，导致8人死亡，10多人受伤。

Multiple bikes are crushed along a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York, NY, US, October 31, 2017. [Photo/Agencies]

发生了什么？

Shortly after 15:00 local time (19:00 GMT), a vehicle rented from retailer Home Depot struck cyclists and pedestrians while being driven along the West St-Houston St path for many blocks
当地时间下午3点多，从家得宝公司租用的一辆车沿着West St-Houston St路行驶几个街区后，撞倒骑自行车的行人和步行的路人

The vehicle then hit a school bus, injuring two adults and two children on board, and came to a halt
该车辆撞上一辆校车之后停车，导致校车上两名大人和两名儿童受伤

The driver emerged holding what appeared to be two handguns
驾车人下车，手持两把手枪

He was shot in the abdomen by a police officer stationed near the scene
在现场周边执勤的警员开枪击中该男子腹部

A paintball gun and a pellet gun were recovered from the scene
现场发现一把彩弹枪和一把气枪

Six men were pronounced dead at the scene on the cycle lane and two other people were dead on arrival at the hospital
有6人当场死亡，2人送到医院后死亡

The victims included one Belgian and five Argentinian citizens
遇难者中有一名比利时公民和5名阿根廷公民

The suspect was said to be Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek national, according to the Associated Press (AP)
据美联社报道，嫌疑人名叫Sayfullo Saipov，为乌兹别克斯坦人

Saipov was said to have entered the US in 2010. He has a Florida license but may have been living in New Jersey
据称，该男子2010年进入美国，持有佛罗里达州驾照，居住在新泽西

At the moment the New York authorities are saying that was a lone wolf, that it wasn't part of a wide conspiracy or plot
目前，纽约官方表示这是一起独狼式袭击，没有牵扯其他的阴谋

The suspect was said to be an Uber driver, and the company has confirmed that. He has now been banned from the app, it says.
据称，该嫌疑人曾是优步司机，优步公司也已确认。目前，他已被该应用软件封杀。

各方表态

纽约市长白思豪表示，该事件按恐怖袭击处置，是“一个及其懦弱的恐怖行为（a particularly cowardly act of terror）”。

美国总统特朗普连发四条推特，对恐怖行为进行谴责。

"In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!"
“在纽约，貌似又是一个病态的疯子发动的袭击。执法部分正在密切跟进。不许在美利坚撒野！”

"We must not allow ISIS [Islamic State] to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!"
“我们在中东和其他地方将极端组织击退之后，决不允许他们重返或者进入美国。够了！”

"My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you!"
“向纽约恐袭中的遇难者和家属表达我的致意、哀悼和祈祷。上帝与你同在！祖国与你同在！”

"I have just ordered Homeland Security to step up our already Extreme Vetting Program. Being politically correct is fine, but not for this!"
“我已下令让国土安全部对极端严格的难民审批程序进一步收紧。政治正确没问题，但在这件事上不行。”

袭击发生的现场距离纽约万圣节大游行举办地格林威治村仅隔6个街区，纽约政府表示，已经加派力量加强警戒（resources were being deployed out of an “abundance of caution"），万圣节大游行将如期进行。

综合BBC、《卫报》报道

编辑：马文英