US president Donald Trump has said the suspect in the New York City truck attack that killed eight people should be given the death penalty.

An Uzbek immigrant accused of a deadly truck attack on a New York cycle path has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist group and violence and destruction of motor vehicles.

An Uzbek immigrant accused of a deadly truck attack on a New York cycle path has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist group and violence and destruction of motor vehicles.

A 29-year-old from Uzbekistan is the man suspected of killing eight people and seriously injuring at least 11 in New York.