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An unrepentant and defiant Islamic extremist received 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan on Halloween in 2017, as a judge decried his "callous and cowardly" crimes.
Sayfullo Saipov was sentenced Wednesday for his 2017 ISIS-inspired terror attack in New York City.
Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbekistan national, was spared the death penalty but will now serve a staggering 10 life sentences and 260 additional years behind bars.
Five tourists from Argentina, two Americans and a Belgian woman were killed in the Halloween attack in 2017, with 18 others seriously injured. Families of the victims spoke in court on Wednesday.
Sayfullo Saipov, said the tears of victims and family members were small compared to the blood and tears that those of Islamic faith have suffered.