From news reports and an Federal Bureau of Investigation alert we know there was a traffic stop earlier this evening tied to the Chelsea bombing. There were conflicting reports about whether there were arrests made. The FBI took five individuals into custody but no charges have been filed.
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Investigators examined a suspicious device found Sunday night in a trash can near a New Jersey train station, and service on the busy Northeast Corridor line was suspended.
Authorities say FBI agents pulled over a auto on a highway in Brooklyn and are questioning the vehicle’s occupants in connection with the investigation of the bombing in Manhattan. The New York Daily News had reported multiple bombs in Elizabeth.
According to Mayor Christian Bollwage two men found the package in a waste basket on North Broad Street and Julian Place around 9:30 p.m.
“The drone indicated it could be suspicious and it could be a live bomb”, Bollwage said.
New Jersey Transit service was suspended early Monday between Newark Liberty Airport and Elizabeth, and New Jersey-bound Amtrak trains were being held at New York Penn Station, officials said.
The two men reported seeing wires and a pipe coming out of the package.
Mayor Chris Bollwage said the Union County Bomb Squad determined it could be a bomb.
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It is unclear if the Elizabeth incident is related.
