The explosion, which seriously injured at least one person, happened on West 23rd Street late Saturday in an area frequented by shoppers and diners.
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Multiple people were injured when a dumpster exploded in Manhattan Saturday night, WCBS reported. Most of the injuries were minor. – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio described the explosion that occurred Saturday night in the city as a “very serious incident” and confirmed that “initial indications (show) that this was an intentional act”.
Law enforcement said they had surveillance video of the explosion but revealed few details at the press conference. He made the announcement minutes after stepping off his plane in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We better get very tough.
Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton addressed the explosion on the campaign trail.
The cause of the blast remains unknown. The NYPD tweeted at about 2:24 a.m. ET Sunday that, the “suspicious device on West 27 Street” had been safely removed by the bomb squad.
People stand behind police lines as firefighters, emergency workers and police gather at the scene of an explosion in Manhattan on September 17, 2016 in New York City. There were no injuries in that incident. A device at a second location in Chelsea appears to be a pressure cooker, according to multiple local and federal law enforcement officials.
Police are expected to give a briefing on the explosion later today. They have all since been released from the hospital, Cuomo said.
The exact nature and cause of the blast has not been determined, O’Neill said, adding the explosion was captured on video.
He says the injuries are significant, but none are life threatening.
“We felt it, we heard it, the restaurant went real quiet”, the 26-year-old said.
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said she had been briefed “about the bombings in NY and New Jersey and the attack in Minnesota”. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said a NY arson and explosives task force had responded to the blast.
