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| Chelsea Explosion: What We Know and Don’t Know | Chelsea Explosion: What We Know and Don’t Know |
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| A powerful explosion went off on West 23rd Street in Manhattan around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, injuring 29 people, shattering windows and prompting widespread street closures. | A powerful explosion went off on West 23rd Street in Manhattan around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, injuring 29 people, shattering windows and prompting widespread street closures. |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio held a news conference late on Saturday night in which he called the explosion “an intentional act.” | Mayor Bill de Blasio held a news conference late on Saturday night in which he called the explosion “an intentional act.” |
| Here is the latest: | Here is the latest: |
| The police commissioner, James P. O’Neill, said it happened in front of 131 West 23rd Street around 8:30 p.m. Witnesses said the explosion seemed to have come from a Dumpster on a sidewalk. | The police commissioner, James P. O’Neill, said it happened in front of 131 West 23rd Street around 8:30 p.m. Witnesses said the explosion seemed to have come from a Dumpster on a sidewalk. |
| Officials said they believed the explosion had been caused by a homemade bomb. | Officials said they believed the explosion had been caused by a homemade bomb. |
| It was found on West 27th Street between the Avenue of Americas and Seventh Avenue almost three hours after the explosion. The authorities described it as a pressure-cooker device like the one used in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. | It was found on West 27th Street between the Avenue of Americas and Seventh Avenue almost three hours after the explosion. The authorities described it as a pressure-cooker device like the one used in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. |
| A photograph of the device that was shared on social media showed a silver piece of cookware with wires and a cellphone attached. The police confirmed the photo was authentic. | A photograph of the device that was shared on social media showed a silver piece of cookware with wires and a cellphone attached. The police confirmed the photo was authentic. |
| The Police Department bomb squad removed the device around 2:25 a.m. to the department’s firing range at Rodman’s Neck in the Bronx, where it will be inspected by robots. | The Police Department bomb squad removed the device around 2:25 a.m. to the department’s firing range at Rodman’s Neck in the Bronx, where it will be inspected by robots. |
| Many of the injuries were caused by shrapnel from the explosion. The injuries were not life-threatening, though one person was seriously hurt, officials said. | Many of the injuries were caused by shrapnel from the explosion. The injuries were not life-threatening, though one person was seriously hurt, officials said. |
| The mayor called the explosion “an intentional act” but said at a news conference late on Saturday night that there was no known connection to terrorism. | The mayor called the explosion “an intentional act” but said at a news conference late on Saturday night that there was no known connection to terrorism. |
| He added that there was “no specific and credible threat against New York City at this point in time from any terror organization.” | He added that there was “no specific and credible threat against New York City at this point in time from any terror organization.” |
| The police commissioner said at the news conference that no suspect was in custody. “We are still in the process of trying to figure that out,” he said. | The police commissioner said at the news conference that no suspect was in custody. “We are still in the process of trying to figure that out,” he said. |
| Mr. O’Neill said the authorities had collected video of the explosion but asked the public for any footage it might have, as well as eyewitness accounts and tips. | Mr. O’Neill said the authorities had collected video of the explosion but asked the public for any footage it might have, as well as eyewitness accounts and tips. |
| The Police Department issued an advisory around 1 a.m. on Sunday that 14th Street to 32nd Street was closed eastbound and westbound to vehicular traffic between Fifth and Eighth Avenues. | |
| Officials said the New York explosion was not tied to a blast that happened 11 hours before when an improvised device exploded in a garbage can near the course of a charity race that was about to start in Seaside Park, N.J. | Officials said the New York explosion was not tied to a blast that happened 11 hours before when an improvised device exploded in a garbage can near the course of a charity race that was about to start in Seaside Park, N.J. |
| That device went off around 9:30 a.m. There were no injuries. | That device went off around 9:30 a.m. There were no injuries. |
| • Who was responsible for the explosion. | • Who was responsible for the explosion. |
| • What was inside the pressure cooker. | • What was inside the pressure cooker. |
| • Why the site of the explosion was selected. | • Why the site of the explosion was selected. |
| • A motive behind the explosion. | • A motive behind the explosion. |