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NY and NJ Bombing Suspect In Custody After Shootout

Rahami is considered armed and unsafe. The investigation is continuing. 29 people were injured in this explosion.

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The FBI has released a wanted poster for the NY blast suspect saying Rahmani, who was born in Afghanistan, is about 5ft, 6 inches tall and weighs around 200 pounds. “Rahami has brown hair, brown eyes, and brown facial hair”. Both said Monday that appears to be changing. At least one police officer was shot in a bulletproof vest and suffered non-life threatening injuries. “Things are moving very quickly, and certainly we’re going to have a lot more to say in just the next coming hours”.

And last night, five explosive devices were found near an Elizabeth, New Jersey, train station. No one was injured there. The video shows a man dragging a duffel bag with wheels on 23rd Street around 7:50 p.m., about 40 minutes before the explosion.

Authorities launched a massive manhunt for Rahami on Monday as officials suggested as many as four separate incidents could be linked to an worldwide network. NY restores subway service in all Chelsea stations. The raid in Elizabeth came hours after an explosive device left near a train station there blew up when a bomb squad robot cut a wire on the mechanism, the mayor said. According to law enforcement sources, evidence was recovered that included flip style cellhones used as triggering and detonation devices and the bomb building method.

In this Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 frame from video provided by Orangetheory Fitness Chelsea, a door shatters after an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of NY. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in television interviews that President Barack Obama, who is already in NY, was being briefed on the case.

Police issued a push notification to IPhone users in the NY area this morning identifying a suspect in the NY explosions.

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Another device was found four blocks away and removed to a Bronx firing range for controlled detonated.

An image of Ahmad Khan Rahami who is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion in New York City is seen in a a poster released by the FBI