New York attack 8 DEAD: Pedestrians in Manhattan run down by man in a ute

AT least eight people are dead and more than a dozen others injured after a terrifying vehicle attack in Lower Manhattan.

• At least eight dead, more than a dozen injured
• Attacker mowed down cyclists and pedestrians on bike path then smashed into school bus
• Man was armed with pellet and paint ball gun, yelled “Allahu Akbar”
• Attacker, 29, shot and arrested at the scene
• Mayor Bill de Blasio declares incident a ‘lone wolf’ terror attack

AT least eight people are dead and more than a dozen others injured after a terrifying vehicle attack in Lower Manhattan.

Police said a man sped the wrong way down a bike path and mowed down multiple cyclists and pedestrians in Battery Park City near the World Trade Centre site at 3.15pm local time (5.15am AEDT).

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