Ahmad Khan Rahami (28), of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was taken into custody after firing at police officers in Linden, New Jersey, about 20 miles outside New York, Elizabeth mayor Chris Bollwage said.
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The news agency Reuters quoted two USA unnamed officials as saying investigators believed there were more people involved than just Rahami.
The latest developments came just hours after a backpack containing multiple bombs was found Sunday night near an Elizabeth, New Jersey, train station, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the city’s mayor.
Five explosive devices were found in a backpack near a New Jersey train station on Sunday night.
Crime scene investigators work at the scene of Saturday’s explosion in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo had said earlier that it didn’t appear to be linked to worldwide terrorism. An unexploded pressure-cooker device was also found four blocks away.
The Chelsea blast followed a pipe bomb explosion on Saturday morning along the route of a running race in the New Jersey beach town of Seaside Park. A blast the night before injured 29 people, one seriously.
Investigators believe more people were involved in the NY and New Jersey bombing plots, two USA officials told Reuters news agency.
Anyone with information is asked to contact FBI at: 1-800-CALL-FBI.
The incidents have prompted NY state officials to tighten security, just as the annual UN General Assembly debates ramp up this week. 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.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says investigators have no reason to believe that there are further threats, but the public should “be on constant guard”.
New York City police investigating a bombing in Manhattan over the weekend said on Monday they wanted to question two men who appeared to stumble over a second device made from a pressure cooker that had been left inside a bag lying on a city street.
Cuomo said the investigation is ongoing, and he “wouldn’t be surprised if it zeroes in on a particular individual, today even”, and he “wouldn’t be surprised if we found a foreign connection to the act”.
United States correspondent Steve Merczynski said it was a miracle that no one was killed.
The investigation is ongoing, and as of Monday morning, no charges have been laid by Police.
The bomb, which comprised a pressure cooker filled with explosives and shrapnel, was similar to the devices used at the 2013 Boston marathon, BBC reported. No one was injured in that blast.
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The bomb that tore through Chelsea contained residue of an explosive often used for target practice that can be picked up in sporting goods stores, a federal law enforcement official said on Sunday. The FBI confirmed the discovery of devices and the explosion. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.
