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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.” By Sunday morning, all of those injured were released from the hospital, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said in a news conference. Officials said the explosion was intentional but the governor said that it did not appear linked to international terrorism.
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. On Sunday, the governor said that some evidence would be sent to a lab in Quantico, Virginia for analysis.
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. One person was seriously hurt, officials said. By Sunday morning, all 29 of those injured had been released from the hospital, according to Mr. Cuomo.
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. On Sunday, the governor said that there was no evidence of an international terrorist connection to the incident and said that no groups had claimed credit. 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.
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 there was no suspect. “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.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. “We don’t believe at this time that there’s any evidence connecting this to the attacks in New York,” Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey told CNN on Sunday.
• Who was responsible for the explosion.• Who was responsible for the explosion.
• A motive behind 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.