NY Gov. Cuomo announces enhanced security after attack

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Tuesday announced enhanced security at key locations in New York City following the terror attack near the World Trade Center. 

“As a precaution, expect to see increased security at high-profile locations. New Yorkers should be New Yorkers, we will not be deterred,” the governor tweeted.

As a precaution, expect to see increased security at high-profile locations.

New Yorkers should be New Yorkers, we will not be deterred.

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 31, 2017 

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Cuomo said that there is no evidence of a larger threat to the city, but that as a precaution there will be an increased police presence in nearby neighborhoods for Halloween night, ABC News reported.

Police and first responders have cordoned off a large area around the bike path in lower Manhattan, where a driver plowed a truck into people on a bike path, killing at least eight and injuring 11. Authorities have taken a 29-year-old suspect, identified as Sayfullo Saipov, into custody. 

The suspect reportedly yelled “Allahu Akbar” after exiting the truck. 

No major terror organization has claimed credit for the attack.