In what is now being investigated as a terrorist attack, a rental truck drove the wrong way down a busy bicycle path in Manhattan near the World Trade Center, killing up to eight people and striking numerous others, a New York Police official said.

When the driver exited the truck he flashed what turned out to be fake imitation firearms and was promptly shot by the NYPD.

Witnesses reported the suspect was yelling “Allahu Akbar,” according to four law enforcement sources, hence the reason it is being reported as terrorism.