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| New York explosion: Cuomo says 'no evidence of international terrorism' – live | New York explosion: Cuomo says 'no evidence of international terrorism' – live |
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| 5.23pm BST | |
| 17:23 | |
| “We know from everything we’ve seen so far that this was an intentional act, but again we do not know the motivation.” | |
| “The investigatory agencies continue to look to see if there is any specific connection to the incident in New Jersey,” he says, referring to a pipe bomb that went off in Seaside, New Jersey on Saturday. | |
| But he says there’s “no specific evidence” at this time, even though, “we’re not taking any options off the table”. | |
| “If you have any information that might link to this incident: video, photos, eyewitness accounts, anything,” he says, tell the police. The number is 1-800-577-TIPS. | |
| 5.21pm BST | |
| 17:21 | |
| “This was a very serious incident and it’s going to take a lot of investigation,” de Blasio continues. | |
| “We’re going to be very careful and patient to get to the full truth here,” he says. “We’re not going to jump to conclusion” | |
| “We know there was a bombing, that much we do know. We know there was a very serious incident.” | |
| “But we have a lot more work to say what motive” was behind the attack, he goes on. “Was it a political motivation, was it a personal motivation, we don’t know that yet.” | |
| “Twenty-nine individuals were injured, all have been released from the hospital. | |
| De Blasio’s message to New Yorkers: “be vigilant all the time.” | |
| “We’re going into United Nations general assembly week,” he warns. “You will see a very substantial NYPD presence this week. We would normally have an expanded presence for the United Nations general assembly, it will be even bigger.” | |
| 5.18pm BST | |
| 17:18 | |
| The press conference with police officials and Bill de Blasio has begun. | |
| NYPD police commissioner James O’Neill, and and an FBI spokesperson will also speak | |
| “I was in the affected area this morning, talking to residents,” de Blasio says. “ I want to commend my fellow New Yorkers who deal with challenges with incredible resiliency.” | |
| He says New Yorkers “are not intimidated by anything”. | |
| “Folks said to me how reassured they were by the speedy response.” | |
| 4.59pm BST | |
| 16:59 | |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio will hold a press conference shortly in New York to provide an update on the investigation, the conditions of the injured 29 people and city plans for the next few days. | |
| New York authorities have kept quiet in the hour since Governor Andrew Cuomo’s press conference, as de Blasio has met with police officials and visited the bombing site in Chelsea. | |
| 3.41pm BST | 3.41pm BST |
| 15:41 | 15:41 |
| Cuomo: 'All 29 injured released' | Cuomo: 'All 29 injured released' |
| “We really were very lucky that there were no fatalities at the time,” Cuomo tells reporters. He says that all 29 people who were injured have been released from the hospital. | “We really were very lucky that there were no fatalities at the time,” Cuomo tells reporters. He says that all 29 people who were injured have been released from the hospital. |
| A few, he says, suffered “serious” injuries, but he does not have specific numbers. | A few, he says, suffered “serious” injuries, but he does not have specific numbers. |
| He says that because the subway stations in the area suffered no damage, people will be able to start using them again as soon as Monday. | He says that because the subway stations in the area suffered no damage, people will be able to start using them again as soon as Monday. |
| “Whoever placed these bombs we will find and they will be brought to justice, period,” he says. “And they will be punished.”“We will not allow these types of people and these types of threats disrupt life in New York. This is freedom, this is democracy and we’re not going to allow them to take that from us.” | “Whoever placed these bombs we will find and they will be brought to justice, period,” he says. “And they will be punished.”“We will not allow these types of people and these types of threats disrupt life in New York. This is freedom, this is democracy and we’re not going to allow them to take that from us.” |
| But “no one is taking credit”, he warns. Cuomo admits that his characterization of the explosion as terrorism “depends on your definition of terrorism”. | But “no one is taking credit”, he warns. Cuomo admits that his characterization of the explosion as terrorism “depends on your definition of terrorism”. |
| “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism but it’s not linked to international terrorism. In other words we’ve found no Isis connection,” he says. “But the mayor is correct in that there is no link at this time at this preliminary stage to international terrorism.” | “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism but it’s not linked to international terrorism. In other words we’ve found no Isis connection,” he says. “But the mayor is correct in that there is no link at this time at this preliminary stage to international terrorism.” |
| Regardless of the perpetrator, he says, “life will go on in New York just the way it did the moment before the bomb.” | Regardless of the perpetrator, he says, “life will go on in New York just the way it did the moment before the bomb.” |
| “What do they want? They want to instill terror. They want to make you afraid. They want to make you worry about going into New York City or New York state. We’re not going to let them instill fear, because that would let them win.” | “What do they want? They want to instill terror. They want to make you afraid. They want to make you worry about going into New York City or New York state. We’re not going to let them instill fear, because that would let them win.” |
| He refuses to speculate this early in the investigation. | He refuses to speculate this early in the investigation. |
| “You can guess, you can hypothesize, or you can just wait for the facts and go from there. I’d be dubious on speculating on what we don’t know .” | “You can guess, you can hypothesize, or you can just wait for the facts and go from there. I’d be dubious on speculating on what we don’t know .” |
| The damage from the explosion, he says, is “visible down the street. There’s glass everywhere, shrapnel everywhere”. | The damage from the explosion, he says, is “visible down the street. There’s glass everywhere, shrapnel everywhere”. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.42pm BST | at 3.42pm BST |
| 3.32pm BST | 3.32pm BST |
| 15:32 | 15:32 |
| Cuomo: 'no evidence of international terrorism connection' | Cuomo: 'no evidence of international terrorism connection' |
| Martin Pengelly | Martin Pengelly |
| Governor Andrew Cuomo has spoken in New York City, having had a “walking tour” of the site of last night’s explosion. | Governor Andrew Cuomo has spoken in New York City, having had a “walking tour” of the site of last night’s explosion. |
| He began by thanking the MTA transit authority and all first-responders. There is “significant property damage on both sides of the site of the explosion” he said, adding that it is “really lucky there were no fatalities”. The subway under the site has been examined but there is no damage and full service will resume tomorrow, he said. | He began by thanking the MTA transit authority and all first-responders. There is “significant property damage on both sides of the site of the explosion” he said, adding that it is “really lucky there were no fatalities”. The subway under the site has been examined but there is no damage and full service will resume tomorrow, he said. |
| Cuomo said he had been briefed by all relevant law enforcement agencies and “at this time there is no evidence of an international terrorism connection with this incident”. | Cuomo said he had been briefed by all relevant law enforcement agencies and “at this time there is no evidence of an international terrorism connection with this incident”. |
| But he added that it was early in the investigation and the FBI had taken the “bomb that did not detonate” to the FBI training centre at Quantico in Virginia for study. Material from the New Jersey bomb that exploded on Saturday was also going to Quantico, he said. | But he added that it was early in the investigation and the FBI had taken the “bomb that did not detonate” to the FBI training centre at Quantico in Virginia for study. Material from the New Jersey bomb that exploded on Saturday was also going to Quantico, he said. |
| Cuomo and New Jersey governor Chris Christie are co-operating but the bombs in Seaside Park “appear to be different from the one that exploded in Manhattan”, he said. | Cuomo and New Jersey governor Chris Christie are co-operating but the bombs in Seaside Park “appear to be different from the one that exploded in Manhattan”, he said. |
| “We have no reason to believe at this time that there is any further immediate threat,” Cuomo added, but “close to 1,0000 extra police and national guard people” will police bus, train and subway stations when New York goes back to work on Monday, a measure Cuomo said was “prudent”. | “We have no reason to believe at this time that there is any further immediate threat,” Cuomo added, but “close to 1,0000 extra police and national guard people” will police bus, train and subway stations when New York goes back to work on Monday, a measure Cuomo said was “prudent”. |
| “Whoever placed these bombs we will find and bring to justice, period,” Cuomo said. “We will not allow these types of threats to disrupt our life in New York. … This is freedom, this is democracy and we’re not going to allow them to take that from us.” | “Whoever placed these bombs we will find and bring to justice, period,” Cuomo said. “We will not allow these types of threats to disrupt our life in New York. … This is freedom, this is democracy and we’re not going to allow them to take that from us.” |
| Some questions from the press followed. Both New York devices were “similar in design”, Cuomo said. (The one that did not go off was a pressure cooker with a mobile phone attached.) He later said he had been advised that the first explosion was caused by a similar device. | Some questions from the press followed. Both New York devices were “similar in design”, Cuomo said. (The one that did not go off was a pressure cooker with a mobile phone attached.) He later said he had been advised that the first explosion was caused by a similar device. |
| “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism,” Cuomo said, “but it’s not linked to international terrorism, in that we have not found links to Isis and etc.” | “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism,” Cuomo said, “but it’s not linked to international terrorism, in that we have not found links to Isis and etc.” |
| This could be a “lone wolf” attack, he agreed, “but we just don’t know”. | This could be a “lone wolf” attack, he agreed, “but we just don’t know”. |
| Cuomo also said: “This is my worst nightmare … one of the nightmare scenarios, and your mind immediately goes to was anyone hurt, was anyone killed? … When you see the damage I think we were lucky there were no fatalities.” | Cuomo also said: “This is my worst nightmare … one of the nightmare scenarios, and your mind immediately goes to was anyone hurt, was anyone killed? … When you see the damage I think we were lucky there were no fatalities.” |
| There is “glass everywhere, shrapnel everywhere”, he said. | There is “glass everywhere, shrapnel everywhere”, he said. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.37pm BST | at 3.37pm BST |
| 2.55pm BST | 2.55pm BST |
| 14:55 | 14:55 |
| Martin Pengelly | Martin Pengelly |
| New York is this morning waking up to a grey and close September day, reading the news and waiting for a scheduled press conference involving mayor Bill de Blasio and police chief James O’Neill, likely at 12 noon ET. | New York is this morning waking up to a grey and close September day, reading the news and waiting for a scheduled press conference involving mayor Bill de Blasio and police chief James O’Neill, likely at 12 noon ET. |
| That means there is plenty of time for speculation and some recrimination on the Sunday talk shows, the recrimination focusing on the reactions to the explosion yesterday of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the presidential candidates who both call New York their home. | That means there is plenty of time for speculation and some recrimination on the Sunday talk shows, the recrimination focusing on the reactions to the explosion yesterday of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the presidential candidates who both call New York their home. |
| Here’s what Trump said on an airport tarmac in Colorado, in contrast to Clinton’s studied deferral to official investigators last night: | Here’s what Trump said on an airport tarmac in Colorado, in contrast to Clinton’s studied deferral to official investigators last night: |
| On CNN this morning, Trump surrogate and governor of New Jersey – where a pipe bomb exploded by the scheduled course of a 5km run yesterday – Chris Christie defended his man, saying “I don’t think you have to defer” to law enforcement in such situations, that the blast (in a city sadly familiar with gas explosions) had clearly been caused by a bomb, which “everybody knew” right away, and that “what Donald did was appropriate”. | On CNN this morning, Trump surrogate and governor of New Jersey – where a pipe bomb exploded by the scheduled course of a 5km run yesterday – Chris Christie defended his man, saying “I don’t think you have to defer” to law enforcement in such situations, that the blast (in a city sadly familiar with gas explosions) had clearly been caused by a bomb, which “everybody knew” right away, and that “what Donald did was appropriate”. |
| Christie also said there was no evidence of any link between the explosions in New York and New Jersey. | Christie also said there was no evidence of any link between the explosions in New York and New Jersey. |
| We’re keeping a watch on developments, but the press conference at noon will be the next major information point. | We’re keeping a watch on developments, but the press conference at noon will be the next major information point. |
| 11.17am BST | 11.17am BST |
| 11:17 | 11:17 |
| Confirming earlier reports, the New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials have said investigators have ruled out a gas leak as the cause of the blast. But they stopped short of calling it a bombing and declined to specify precisely what they believed may have triggered the explosion. | Confirming earlier reports, the New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials have said investigators have ruled out a gas leak as the cause of the blast. But they stopped short of calling it a bombing and declined to specify precisely what they believed may have triggered the explosion. |
| 9.43am BST | 9.43am BST |
| 09:43 | 09:43 |
| Tim Teeman of the Daily Beast has been on the scene in Manhattan. | Tim Teeman of the Daily Beast has been on the scene in Manhattan. |
| Ghost Avenue: The view towards Penn Station and 42nd Street up a traffic and people-free 7th Avenue. #NYC pic.twitter.com/A3coORC54s | Ghost Avenue: The view towards Penn Station and 42nd Street up a traffic and people-free 7th Avenue. #NYC pic.twitter.com/A3coORC54s |
| 9.29am BST | 9.29am BST |
| 09:29 | 09:29 |
| Quick update on the second device found on West 27th Street. It was removed by a NYPD bomb squad robot and has been taken to a police firing range in the Bronx. | Quick update on the second device found on West 27th Street. It was removed by a NYPD bomb squad robot and has been taken to a police firing range in the Bronx. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.33am BST | at 9.33am BST |
| 8.17am BST | 8.17am BST |
| 08:17 | 08:17 |
| Possible pressure-cooker bomb removed following explosion in Chelsea | Possible pressure-cooker bomb removed following explosion in Chelsea |
| Elle Hunt | Elle Hunt |
| It seems likely that we may not find out more about the Chelsea explosion until the press conference scheduled for Sunday noon. | It seems likely that we may not find out more about the Chelsea explosion until the press conference scheduled for Sunday noon. |
| Here is what we know so far: | Here is what we know so far: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.51am BST | at 10.51am BST |
| 7.51am BST | 7.51am BST |
| 07:51 | 07:51 |
| This just in from the NYPD. | This just in from the NYPD. |
| The next press update will likely be tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. from One Police Plaza w/@NYPDONeill @BilldeBlasio @NewYorkFBI & @FDNY | The next press update will likely be tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. from One Police Plaza w/@NYPDONeill @BilldeBlasio @NewYorkFBI & @FDNY |