Eight people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a terrorist attack in New York.

A hired pick-up truck drove the wrong way down a cycle lane on the west side of Manhattan, say police.

The vehicle travelled several blocks before hitting a school bus and coming to a stop.

The suspect, a 29-year-old male, then got out of the truck and brandished what police believed were two handguns. They were later determined to be a paintball and a pellet gun.

He reportedly shouted Allahu Akbar before a nearby police officer shot him in the stomach.

The attack, which happened as the city was preparing to celebrate Halloween, was not believed to be linked to a wider plot, added officials.

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