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New York attack: Second man no longer wanted in connection with terror act that killed eight

Eight people were killed and eleven injured on Halloween

Andrew Buncombe
New York
Wednesday 01 November 2017 18:36 EDT
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The FBI has announced it is no longer looking for a second Uzbek man in connection with the truck attack in New York that killed eight people.

As prosecutors charged Sayfullo Saipov with federal terrorism indictments, the FBI had announced they were seeking information about a 32-year-old man.

The bureau said it was seeking the public help’s in tracking down information about the man.

But at a press conference on Wednesday evening, officials said they were no longer seeking information about the man.

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