Did he shout Allahu Akbar?published at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2017
US media have reported that the suspect shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is great" in Arabic, when he left the vehicle.
Commissioner O'Neill did not confirm whether the suspect said Allahu Akbar, but said the statement he did shout and the type of attack he conducted led authorities to label the incident as a potential terrorist attack.