The string of attacks began on Saturday morning after a small pipe bomb exploded in the New Jersey town of Seaside Park, shortly before a charity run for USA marines and sailors.
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Associated Press writer Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report.
That device – a pressure cooker with a cellphone and wires – did not detonate.
The speedy capture of a suspect in the terror bombing in New York City on Saturday was a testament to the vast capabilities of law enforcement. On Sunday, five explosive devices were discovered at a New Jersey train station.
On Saturday, a pipe bomb exploded in Seaside Park, forcing the cancellation of a military charity 5K run. The discovery of Tannerite may be important as authorities probe whether the three incidents are connected.
It happened in New York City’s popular Chelsea neighborhood. As a precaution, Cuomo said he was deploying an additional 1,000 state troopers and members of the National Guard throughout New York City and police officials promised more officers on the streets ahead of a United Nations meeting on Monday to address the refugee crisis in Syria. No one was injured.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the investigation was focusing on a person of interest in the case. So far, it seems like New Yorkers are showing the sort of wisdom and resilience that is always the best response to attempts to undermine us. The officials spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.
Rahami is a USA citizen born in Afghanistan whose last known address was located in Elizabeth.
FBI agents walk around the roof outside an apartment during an investigation at a building Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J.
Police discovered the exposed device soon after a bomb exploded four blocks away on 23rd Street in the Chelsea neighbourhood and left 29 people injured. But it’s possible to draw some heartening conclusions about law enforcement – and about the American public.
An explosion in Manhattan on Saturday injured 29 people.
The explosions came days before world leaders prepared to gather at the United Nations in NY for the annual General Assembly.
A police official said on Twitter a second device was being investigated.
11 p.m.: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio calls the explosion “an intentional act” but stops short of calling it terrorism, saying “there is no specific and credible threat to New York City from any terror organization”.
New Jersey Transit officials warned that the police activity and heightened security concerns could create transportation disruptions on Monday, advising customers to “plan for delays”.
A device found in a backpack near a train station in New Jersey exploded early Monday while a bomb squad robot was trying to disarm it, authorities said.
Officers sent in a robot to examine the devices, causing one of them to explode.
Authorities zeroed in on him as the potential bomber after a fingerprint and DNA obtained from one of the NY sites and “clear as day” surveillance video from the bombing scene helped identify him, according to three law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.
At the same time, five people who were pulled over in a vehicle Sunday night were being questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, officials said. She said no one has been charged.
Authorities are looking for a naturalized citizen from Afghanistan for questioning in a weekend explosion in a Manhattan neighborhood that injured 29 people as the governor conceded Monday that investigators could no longer rule out global terrorism.
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On Sunday, a federal law enforcement official said the Chelsea bomb contained a residue of Tannerite, an explosive often used for target practice that can be picked up in many sporting goods stores.
