On New Year's Eve, New York Times Square saw a knife attack on a police officer.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] There was an attack on the police in Times Square in New York City on New Year’s Eve. The suspect succeeded in attacking the police with a knife, but was subdued and arrested by the police on the spot; Manhattan (Manhattan) prosecutor The suspect was formally prosecuted on the 10th local time.

Comprehensive "CNN" report, Trevor Bickford (Trevor Bickford), a 19-year-old man from the State of Maine, attacked the police with a knife at 10:00 p.m. on December 31, 2022. Bickford was arrested at the scene of the crime; the injured policeman was in stable condition after being sent to the hospital and has recovered from his injuries discharge.

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Several law enforcement officials said that before committing the case, Bickford had stated in mid-December 2022 that he "wanted to go abroad to help fellow Muslims" and "willing to die for religion", which caused the FBI ( FBI's attention and interrogation, and was included in the FBI's watch list, when he had revealed his future motives for committing crimes.

Prosecutors in the case also revealed that Bickford had stated that "all U.S. government officials are his targets" because "the U.S. government supports Israel, so they cannot be true Muslims."

Prosecutor Damian Williams (Damian Williams) pointed out that Bickford went to New York for only one purpose, which was to kill people and launch a "jihad". Friends celebrated the new year together, but Bickford targeted the annual celebration, chanted the name of jihad, and committed shameless acts of violence and hatred."

According to the latest documents released by the federal court, prosecutors have charged the suspect with four attempted homicide charges, the main charge being the attempted murder of U.S. government officials and their employees.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office stated that Bickford is facing multiple charges, including terrorism-related charges. If all suspects are convicted, Bickford faces up to 80 years in prison.