Ahmad Rahami’s father: I had ‘no idea’ what my son was doing

Rahami was charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful goal on Monday, according to the Union County, New Jersey Prosecutor’s office.

The wife of NY bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami left the United States days before the explosions in NY and New Jersey, a law enforcement source told CNN on Tuesday.

The suspect, Ahmad khan Rahami, is 28-year-old United States citizen of Afghan descent, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

William Sweeney, the FBI’s assistant director in NY, said on Monday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had gotten a report of a domestic incident involving Rahami some time ago, but the allegations had been recanted, and “there’s nothing to indicate that now he was on our radar”. Rahami tried to flee and opened fire on the police, slightly injuring four officers.

Later that day a knife-wielding man injured eight people at a shopping mall in Minnesota, before he was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer. He was charged with five counts of attempted murder related the shootout, the Union County prosecutor’s office said. The officers’ injuries weren’t life-threatening.

The bomber who carried out attacks in NY actually disliked gay people, despite fake claims he was a militant gay rights activist. “We have reason to believe this was an act of terror”.

Rahami had a history of arrests and lawsuits.

He was captured after shooting police officers in Linden, New Jersey. He declined to say whether they might later face charges.

Rahami’s last known address was in Elizabeth, New Jersey, just north of Linden. Meanwhile, the local police department held a press conference during which it clarified that at this moment, there are no other suspects in the investigations.

Officials are working to determine whether other people may have assisted in the alleged planning, construction and the selection of targets.

Police want to speak with two men who were seen removing the pressure cooker bomb from Rahami’s bag and then placing it on the sidewalk, a couple of blocks from the site of the Chelsea explosion.

Officials said they have no other suspects at large but added they are still investigating.

Rahami made numerous trips to Afghanistan and was questioned each time he returned to the United States, CNN reported, citing law enforcement sources.

A notebook found on Rahami may provide some clues into his past.

The discovery of the Manhattan devices came hours after a pipe bomb exploded in a trash bin at the Marine 5K in Seaside Park.

One of the blasts he was sought over injured 29 people in the Chelsea area of Manhattan on Saturday night.

According to the New York Times, no evidence has yet been found that Rahami had military training overseas.

Found mistakes in this report? He often disappeared to Afghanistan and Pakistan, she said, once for a year between 2013 and 2014.

The tavern keeper alerted law enforcement. Investigators searched the building on Monday, the mayor said. He raised no red flags, the official said. Born in Afghanistan, he worked at his family’s fried chicken restaurant in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and is a USA citizen. “They’ve
always been Muslim but they’ve never been really as religious as they are now”.

The bomb emergencies caused massive delays for NJ Transit services and Amtrak trains, affecting thousands of passengers. Authorities revealed his identity on Monday morning.

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The bombing spread fear across the NY area and revived anxiety about homegrown terrorism nationwide.