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Chelsea Bombing: What We Know and Don’t Know Chelsea Bombing: What We Know and Don’t Know
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The police on Monday arrested a man in connection with a powerful explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night and the discovery of other explosive devices in the region.The police on Monday arrested a man in connection with a powerful explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night and the discovery of other explosive devices in the region.
The man, Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was taken into custody following reports of an “active shooter” situation in Linden, N.J.The man, Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was taken into custody following reports of an “active shooter” situation in Linden, N.J.
Here’s what else we know:Here’s what else we know:
On Monday, the New York Police Department released a photo of Mr. Rahami, and said he was being sought in connection with the bombing that injured 29 people.On Monday, the New York Police Department released a photo of Mr. Rahami, and said he was being sought in connection with the bombing that injured 29 people.
He was described as a United States citizen of Afghan descent. His last known address was in Elizabeth, N.J., and early on Monday, the authorities raided a home there as part of the investigation.He was described as a United States citizen of Afghan descent. His last known address was in Elizabeth, N.J., and early on Monday, the authorities raided a home there as part of the investigation.
Mr. Rahami was taken into custody after he was wounded by gunfire in an encounter with the police, according to law enforcement officials.Mr. Rahami was taken into custody after he was wounded by gunfire in an encounter with the police, according to law enforcement officials.
• Twenty-nine people were injured by a blast around 8:30 Saturday night in Chelsea. One person was seriously hurt, officials said. By Sunday morning, all of those who had been admitted to hospitals had been released. • Twenty-nine people were injured by the blast around 8:30 Saturday night in Chelsea. One person was seriously wounded, officials said. By Sunday morning, all of those who had been admitted to hospitals had been released.
• An explosion near a charity race in New Jersey earlier on Saturday appeared not to have injured anyone.• An explosion near a charity race in New Jersey earlier on Saturday appeared not to have injured anyone.
• On Sunday, pipe bombs were discovered in New Jersey, and the F.B.I. accidentally detonated one of them. But no injuries were reported.• On Sunday, pipe bombs were discovered in New Jersey, and the F.B.I. accidentally detonated one of them. But no injuries were reported.
After saying on Sunday that there was no evidence of an international terrorist connection to the explosion, the New York governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, said Monday on CNN, “I would not be surprised if we did have a foreign connection to the act.” And on the CBS show “This Morning,” he said, “There may very well be a foreign link.” “We have every reason to believe this was an act of terror,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a news conference on Monday. Initially, officials avoided using that word.
On Sunday, the governor said no groups had claimed responsibility. Still, Mr. Cuomo cautioned that it was early in the investigation and said that whether it was an act of terrorism depended on how the word was defined: “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism,” he said. Earlier on Monday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on CNN, “I would not be surprised if we did have a foreign connection to the act.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio called the explosion “an intentional act.” Mr. Rahami does not appear to have been on a terrorism watch list.
No one else has been named as a suspect, but five people were taken to an F.B.I. office in Manhattan for questioning in the bombing investigation. No one else is actively being sought, Mr. de Blasio said at the news conference.
They were stopped in a car on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge late Sunday night, according to two law enforcement officials. All or most of them may have been from the same family, but none of them have been charged, officials said. Five people taken to an F.B.I. office in Manhattan for questioning after being stopped in a car in Brooklyn on Sunday night have been released, officials said.
Four. The first exploded in a garbage receptacle near a charity race on the Jersey Shore about 9:30 a.m. Saturday.Four. The first exploded in a garbage receptacle near a charity race on the Jersey Shore about 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
The second exploded in front of 131 West 23rd Street in Chelsea about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.The second exploded in front of 131 West 23rd Street in Chelsea about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
State troopers found a third device nearby, on West 27th Street between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue, around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.State troopers found a third device nearby, on West 27th Street between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue, around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
About 8:45 p.m. Sunday, two men walking from a train station in Elizabeth, N.J., found a backpack containing five explosives on top of a garbage can. The location is about a half-mile from where Mr. Rahami lives.About 8:45 p.m. Sunday, two men walking from a train station in Elizabeth, N.J., found a backpack containing five explosives on top of a garbage can. The location is about a half-mile from where Mr. Rahami lives.
The map here shows the two Manhattan locations.The map here shows the two Manhattan locations.
Officials have not released details about the type of explosive that went off Saturday morning in New Jersey.Officials have not released details about the type of explosive that went off Saturday morning in New Jersey.
Both of the devices in Manhattan — the one that exploded on West 23rd Street and the other found a few blocks away — were filled with shrapnel and built from pressure cookers, flip phones and Christmas lights that set off an explosive compound, law enforcement officials said.Both of the devices in Manhattan — the one that exploded on West 23rd Street and the other found a few blocks away — were filled with shrapnel and built from pressure cookers, flip phones and Christmas lights that set off an explosive compound, law enforcement officials said.
The police have confirmed that the photo below, shared on social media, is of the second device found in Manhattan.The police have confirmed that the photo below, shared on social media, is of the second device found in Manhattan.
The fourth device was actually five bombs contained in a backpack. Some of them were pipe bombs.The fourth device was actually five bombs contained in a backpack. Some of them were pipe bombs.
• The motive.• The motive.
• Why the sites were selected.• Why the sites were selected.