The attack happened just two hours before midnight, about eight blocks from New York's Times Square.
NEW YORK — Authorities in New York City are investigating whether a man who attacked three police officers with a machete at a, striking two of them, was inspired by radical Islamic extremism, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter.
Investigators believe Bickford traveled to New York City earlier in the week and are examining whether he came to New York specifically to attack police officers at one of the largest New Year’s celebrations in the world, the law enforcement official said. Michael Driscoll, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office, said the FBI’s Joint Terrorist Task Force in New York City was investigating but investigators believe the attacker acted alone.
“He was in good spirits,” Adams said. “He understood that his role saved lives of New Yorkers today.”
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