Trump is also saying that people who publish bomb-making instructions in magazines and on websites should be arrested “immediately”.
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“When you see the damage, it’s fantastic that no one was killed, to tell you the truth”.
The FBI is seeking 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami in connection with the Chelsea bombing. He says he’s spoken to the governors of New Jersey and NY and pledged all needed federal assistance. Rahami’s last known address was in Elizabeth, New Jersey. His last known address was in Elizabeth, N.J., where the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant this morning.
The explosion tore through Chelsea, a residential district of Manhattan that is popular for its nightlife, late on Saturday.
The pipe bomb exploded Saturday in Seaside Park, N.J., before a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors.
One of the five bombs found in the bag exploded when police tried to disarm it with a robot around 12:30 a.m. Monday morning, but no injuries were reported.
Citing the FBI, New Jersey State Police said Monday that the bombings in Chelsea and the New Jersey shore town Seaside Park were connected.
President Obama has been briefed on the situation, according to a White House official.
Here’s what more New Yorkers told NBC New York on Facebook about how the bombings would affect their day.
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.
“We did a traffic stop of a vehicle of interest in the investigation”, the FBI tweet said.
At around 6 a.m. ET, officials familiar with the investigation confirmed to NBC News that heavily armed FBI agents spotted at a fried chicken restaurant in Elizabeth were involved in the tri-state bombs probe.
Police are searching for 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, a US citizen who lives in New Jersey and was born in Afghanistan, in connection to the scary bombing in New York City on September 17. He is a naturalized citizen from Afghanistan. “Today’s information suggests it may be foreign related, but we’ll see where it goes”, he said.
Cuomo acknowledged there might be an global connection in the case.
A view of a mangled dumpster at the site of an explosion that occurred on Saturday night in the Chelsea neighborhood of NY. All have been released from a hospital.
Is the New Jersey train-station incident connected to the Chelsea explosion?
A law enforcement official says the Afghan immigrant wanted in connection with explosions in New York City and New Jersey has been taken into custody following a shootout with police officers.
In a round of television interviews early Monday, Cuomo said he suspects a “foreign link” to the Saturday night bombing in the Chelsea neighborhood, though he cautioned the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Officials have not revealed any details about the make-up of the pressure-cooker device, except to say it had wires and a mobile phone attached to it.
A bomb exploded in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea on Saturday evening, wounding 29 people.
Late Sunday, more suspicious devices were found near a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
After de Blasio said police were investigating “a second potential device” several blocks away, NYPD spokesperson J. The FBI was working to disarm the other four devices. There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage.
“This was an explosive device”, he said. He said at first he thought it was thunder and lightning. The trash container was blown clear into the street by the force of the blast.
The discovery of the devices and the subsequent explosion led to a suspension of train service on the busy Northeast Corridor line.
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After noticing “wires and a pipe”, they dropped the package and alerted police.
