The newspaper also said that one person of interest had been identified via surveillance footage, but it was not clear if he was one of the five taken into custody.
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The Department of Homeland Security is actively monitoring and participating in the investigations in NY and New Jersey.
The two US presidential candidates weighed in on the NY bombing.
Authorities are seeking a man for questioning in both bombings.
Early Sunday, police said an investigation into a third suspicious package turned up a bag of trash.
The search for the person or people behind the attack in NY took on added urgency as President Barack Obama and leaders from around the world travel to NY for the annual UN General Assembly this week.
The official says two officers were shot in the encounter in Linden, New Jersey.
A bomb that wounded 29 people in Manhattan, and another that failed to detonate, were filled with shrapnel and made with pressure cookers, flip phones and Christmas lights that set off a powerful explosive compound, law enforcement officials said on Sunday.
The FBI have released Ahmad Khan Rahami’s photo.
No cell phones or electronic timing devices were found, Bollwage said. He says was one was struck in a protective vest and the other in the hand.
Associated Press writer Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report. One source says it is still unclear if this is the work of one suspect, or the deliberate work of a broader group. The 28-year-old is a naturalized citizen from Afghanistan. The five people detained up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sunday night on the Belt Parkway may be relatives of the suspect.
Authorities are seeking 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, a naturalized USA citizen from Afghanistan.
The devices in Elizabeth apparently looked similar to what detonated in Seaside Park, New Jersey, on Saturday morning ahead of a Marine race.
According to several news outlets one of the devices exploded as Federal Bureau of Investigation bomb squad robots attempted to disarm it, and local mayor Christian Bollwage confirmed details to reporters on the scene.
“One thing is for sure – our next president needs to be someone who is tough on terrorism”, Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, wrote in a Facebook post Sunday, hours before another device exploded while a bomb squad robot was examining a suspicious package near an Elizabeth transit station, N.J.
The official, who wasn’t authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity, said the FBI was aware of the posting and was working to determine its authenticity.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in television interviews that president Barack Obama, who is already in NY, was being briefed on the case. He says Obama will comment publicly “relatively soon”.
A spokesman for the United Nations told the Associated Press that the organization is assessing security in the wake of the bombing as it prepares to host world leaders arriving for the General Assembly.
Five suspects are being questioned in connection with an explosion which rocked NY on Saturday, it has been reported.
Police in New York City released a picture Monday of a man who is being sought in connection with the bombing in Manhattan that injured 29 people.
He added that while on Sunday officials didn’t know whether there was a foreign connection, he added that “today, I believe we’re going to find out that it was targeted by a foreign body”. “There is no link at this time at this preliminary stage to global terrorism”, he said, adding that police will consider any motive, terroristic, political or personal.
The Chelsea explosion occurred about 9pm, outside a residence for blind people on West 23rd St. New York City will open a Resident Service Center which will be located inside of the NYC Emergency Management vehicle located on the northeast corner of West 23rd Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan.
Authorities arrested Ahmad Rahami, 28, a US citizen born in Afghanistan, in connection with the bomb Saturday night in Chelsea.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said there was “more work to do” before authorities could say what the motivation was for the attack on the area known for its vibrant arts scene and large gay community. “There are similarities among the bombs”, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
