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New York City bike path attacker convicted for 2017 rampage

A courtroom sketch shows the defendant, Sayfullo Saipov, right, in in federal court in New York, on January 25, 2023 [Elizabeth Williams/AP Photo]

A man who rammed a speeding truck down a bike path in New York City in 2017 has been convicted for the attack that left eight people dead.

A Manhattan courtroom jury on Thursday convicted 34-year-old Sayfullo Saipov on all 28 federal counts he faced, including murder in aid of racketeering and supporting a foreign “terrorist” organisation.

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