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NY bomb suspect may face bedside hearing

The FBI is seeking two men seen removing a bomb from a suitcase in NY – in the same hour that another explosive device detonated just a few blocks away.

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Federal prosecutors in NY and New Jersey have charged him in a series of explosions, including one in Manhattan that injured more than 30 people.

Rahami’s wife voluntarily met with USA law enforcement officials while in the United Arab Emirates and voluntarily gave a statement, a law enforcement official said. But the father later told investigators he just meant his son was hanging out with the wrong crowd, the officials said.

Ahmad Khan Rahami was arrested in connection with the bombings in NYC and New Jersey earlier this week.

The FBI looked into NY bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami two years ago after his father expressed concerns his son might be a terrorist, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. One of the bombs in New Jersey exploded but didn’t kill or injure anyone, and the rest failed to detonate before police recovered them. An Afghan immigrant wanted in the bombings was captured Monday after being wounded in a gun battle with police.

The official who discussed Rahami’s condition was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.

A journal seized from Rahami shortly after his arrest suggested the suspect drew inspiration from al-Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki, both killed in separate USA operations.

Authorities have yet to determine where the suspect allegedly assembled the bombs, the federal law enforcement official said.

The New York Times published an interview Wednesday with Mohammad Rahami. Justice Department guidelines restrict the types of actions agents may take; they can not, for instance, record phone calls without obtaining a higher level of approval or developing more grounds for suspicion.

The charges, filed in federal court in lower Manhattan, did not show that Rahami was connected to a terrorist group, but the documents quote a journal on his person referring to extremist figures. The bureau said it found nothing then tying Rahami to terrorism.

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Students at the school wrote get well cards for Padilla and officer Pete Hammer, who were both hurt in Monday’s shootout with Ahmad Khan Rahami.

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