Newton man seriously injured during nyc truck attack
A Newton man has been identified as one of the 11 victims injured during a truck attack near the World Trade Center Tuesday afternoon. According to the Boston Globe, Martin Marro was visiting New York City with friends when their group was struck by a rental Home Depot truck careening down a bike path. Five of Marros friends were killed in the attack, a figure confirmed by the Argentinan foreign ministry. A total of eight people were killed Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio referred to the incident as an act of terror. Investigators have learned that the suspect, 29yearold Sayfullo Saipov, of Uzbekistan, exited the truck after striking a school bus on the bike path and yelled Allahu Akbah, Arabic for God is great, the Associated Press reports. Saipov was shot by police in the abdomen and hospitalized. He underwent surgery and is expected to survive, the Associated Press reports. Marros injuries were considered serious but nonlife threatening. According to the Boston Globe, Marro works as a scientist for The Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in Cambridge. He is married to Mariana Dagatti, an architect. The couple recently held a reelection fundraiser at their home for Newton City Councilor James Cote, a family friend. Governor Charlie Baker was in attendance.
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