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Rental truck “terrorist” Sayfullo Saipov walked into Manhattan federal court on his own two feet Tuesday to plead not guilty to charges that he murdered eight people by mowing them down with a rental truck.

“Not guilty,” Saipov’s lawyer, federal defender David Patton told Judge Vernon Broderick of his client, who faces the death penalty if convicted.

Saipov, 29, was wheeled into court for his first court appearance on Nov. 1st after getting shot by a quick-thinking NYPD cop.

He appeared fully recovered from the Halloween shootout on Tuesday, however, and entered the courtroom without trouble, despite leg shackles.

The Uzbek immigrant stands accused of using a Home Depot rental truck used to mow down dozen of people, killing eight and injuring dozens, before emerging from the truck with two fake guns while screaming “Allahu Akbar” — Arabic for “God is great.”

He was indicted last week on a slew of upgraded charges, including nine counts that carry the death penalty or life in prison.

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