The 19-year-old suspect who allegedly attacked three police officers with a machete at a New Year’s Eve celebration near Times Square, striking two of them, now faces terrorism charges, authorities say.
he was already facing, which include two counts of attempted murder of a police officer, as well as two counts of attempted assault.
Two of the officers were struck with the machete before an officer shot the man in the shoulder. Both officers were hospitalized, one with a fractured skull and the other with a bad cut. They are expected to recover. 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.
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