Federal authorities are investigating whether the 19-year-old suspect in the attack was inspired by radical Islamic extremism.
are investigating whether a man who attacked three police officers with a machete at a New Year’s Eve celebration, striking two of them, was inspired by radical Islamic extremism, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter.
Investigators believe he traveled to New York City earlier in the week and are looking into whether he came to New York specifically to attack police officers. The attack and sound of a gunshot briefly sent some people in the crowd running, but the incident did not impact the festivities in Times Square, which continued uninterrupted.
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