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Defiant Stephen Colbert Warns Terrorists: 'New Yorkers Will Never Live In Fear'

The "Late Show" host rallies fellow New Yorkers, just hours after a deadly terror attack.
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Overnight Editor, HuffPost

Stephen Colbert began Tuesday night’s “Late Show” with a defiant message. 

Hours after a terror attack in New York City left eight people dead and at least 11 others injured, Colbert said New Yorkers weren’t going to be intimidated.

“New Yorkers will never live in fear,” he said. 

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Multiple People Killed After Truck Plows Through New York City Bike Path
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Investigators inspect the truck. (credit:DON EMMERT via Getty Images)
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Investigators inspect the truck. (credit:Reuters)
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Emergency crews at the the scene of a violent incident on West Street in Manhattan, New York City. (credit:Reuters)
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Multiple bikes crushed along a bike path in lower Manhattan. (credit:Reuters)
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First responders assist a woman injured on the bike path. (credit:Reuters)
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First responders tend to a victim. (credit:Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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A police officer at the scene. (credit:Reuters)
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A body covered on West Street in Manhattan. (credit:Reuters)
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Emergency personnel at the scene. (credit:Kena Betancur via Getty Images)
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Police gather at the scene after reports of multiple people injured after a truck plowed through a bike path in New York City. (credit:Andy Kiss via Getty Images)
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The truck drove down a popular biking path in lower Manhattan. (credit:Andy Kiss via Getty Images)
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State Police stand near the scene of a pickup truck attack, on West Street in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 31 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (credit:Andrew Kelly / Reuters)
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Security forces cordon off the area. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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New York Fire Department (NYFD) and New York Police Department (NYPD) vehicles sit parked on a blocked off street. (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers on Chambers Street surround the rented Home Depot Inc.. (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A pickup truck used in an attack sits on the intersection of West and Chambers Street. (credit:Andrew Kelly / Reuters)
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