Newton Man Injured In NYC Terror Attack: Reports

NEWTON, MA — A Newton man was injured while celebrating a school reunion with friends from Argentina in what is being called a terror attack Tuesday afternoon in New York City, according to multiple reports. Martin Ludovico Marro suffered non-life threatening injuries, Newton city councilor James Cote told NBC Boston. Five of his friends were killed.

Marro was in New York with friends from Argentina, according to the country's foreign ministry. They were celebrating the 30th anniversary of their graduation, according to a translation of a statement from the Argentine foreign ministry.

Marro's friends were identified as Hernán Diego Mendoza, Diego Enrique Angelini, Alejandro Damián Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij and Hernán Ferruchi by the Argentine foreign ministry.

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Marro works as a Project Team Leader at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in Cambridge, according to his LinkedIn.

A Novartis spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that Marro is a scientist at the facility. Read the full statement below:

Eight people were killed and more injured when a truck sped down a bike path near the West Side Highway, crashing into cyclists, pedestrians and a school bus before its driver exited the vehicle waving what appeared to be a gun, sources and witnesses said. Read more on attack here.

Also from the Newton Patch: Newton Mayor Responds to NYC attack.

Ciara McCarthy and Brendan Krisel, Patch staff, contributed to this report from New York

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