New York terror attack: Suspect awake and ‘proud’ of killings as fears he was radicalised in America emerge

The alleged New York terror attacker who killed eight people when he ploughed along a bicycle path in a rented van has reportedly told police he is “proud” of his actions. Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, a 29-year-old Uzbek, is awake in hospital after being shot in the abdomen during Monday's attack and said to be showing no remorse. FBI and police investigators are attempting to piece together his backstory after a senior New York politician claimed he was radicalised in the US.  Saipov was an Uber driver who moved to the United States in 2010 and has a wife and children, according to US media reports. The New York attack was the the worst terrorist incident in the city since 9/11 and took place close to a memorial for that atrocity.
Saipov mounted a bike path in western Manhattan and smashed into cyclists and pedestrians for around a mile before returning onto the road and hitting a school bus.
He emerged from the rented white truck holding what appeared to be two guns - but turned out to be a paintball and pellet gun - and ran around before being shot by a policeman.
The “hero” officer has been named as Ryan Nash, 28, who was only in the area after being called to investigate reports of a suicidal teenager.
Saipov underwent surgery after he was apprehended and remains in hospital. As well as the eight people who died, 13 were injured.  As officers pursued leads in the first terror incident to hit America in Donald Trump’s time in the White House, the president was pointing the finger of blame at political rivals.