Document: New York Terror Suspect Explained Why He Picked 10/31

After planning for a year, Sayfullo Saipov allegedly chose Halloween to drive a rented Home Depot truck into pedestrians in New York City because he believed there'd be more targets outside, making his goal of killing as many people as possible more attainable, reports the Washington Post, which cites a charging document. 

It's a goal that shocks some who knew Saipov, 29, who grew up in a "normal, secular, and peaceful family" in Uzbekistan, a former neighbor tells CNN. Authorities now believe Saipov was radicalized online after coming to the US in 2010. He reportedly told police he decided to carry out an attack a year ago after seeing a video of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calling on Muslims worldwide to avenge the killings of Muslims in Iraq.

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