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Bill de Blasio: “This was an act of terror and a particularly cowardly act of terror.”

On the recordOctober 30, 2017
This was an act of terror and a particularly cowardly act of terror.
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Bill de Blasio
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Mayor Bill de Blasio describes the New York City attack as a cowardly act of terror.

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