The Manhattan terror attack: What we know and don't know

Eight people were killed on Tuesday when a rented pickup truck plowed down a bike lane that runs along the West Side Highway in Lower Manhattan, officials said. The pickup smashed into a school bus before the driver jumped out and was shot by a police officer, the authorities said.

Law enforcement officials said that as the attacker ran from the truck, he was heard yelling, “God is great” in Arabic.

What we know

• Officials called it a terrorist attack, but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said at a briefing, “There’s no evidence that suggests a wider plot or a