The Indian Consulate General in New York has has confirmed that there is no Indian casualty occurred in the terror attack took place in the New York City, which killed at least 8 people and injured 11 on Wednesday.
The attack occurred when an Uzbek man, allegedly inspired by ISIS, ran a pickup truck on a crowded path near to the iconic World Trade Center.
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The tweet from the Indian Consulate in New York said,
Our sources in NYPD indicate there are no Indian names amongst the casualties. So far preliminary info. We are ascertaining. @SushmaSwaraj
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) October 31, 2017
New York City has not witnessed a major terrorist attack since September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack, in which 3,000 people were killed.
In recent years, trucks has become a new weapon for the terrorists to carry out terrorist activities.
