NYC bike path terrorist receives 8 consecutive life sentences after 'unrepentant' speech

The Islamic extremist who drove a rented truck into pedestrians and cyclists on a New York City bike path in 2017 was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences on Wednesday after he spoke for nearly an hour to defend his actions.

Sayfullo Saipov was sentenced to life in prison for each of the eight victims as well as a consecutive term of 260 years and two additional concurrent life sentences, federal district Judge Vernon Broderick imposed in court.

Prior to the sentence, Saipov spoke in Uzbek via a translator for nearly an hour about the history of Islam and offered a justification of his crimes, showing no indication of remorse.

"It is very surprising that if one Mujahid kills one unbeliever anywhere that we will be talking about that crime for months and months, but at the same time they do not talk about anything, about any of those innocent Muslims dying in different places by thousands," he said.

"I was here in the court during the three months trial and I saw and I heard the victims' families and friends. Tears of those families of the victims, maybe one handkerchief hold their tears," Saipov said. "The courtroom would be filled up with the tears and blood of the Muslim population."

After Saipov finished, the sister of victim Ann-Laure Decadt yelled out in the courtroom, "The only act of the devil here is the act you did."

The judge addressed Saipov before imposing his sentence.