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| New York bombing not linked to international terrorism, says Cuomo | |
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| New York and federal authorities were on Sunday urgently searching for a bomber at large after 29 people were injured by a roadside blast in Manhattan and an unexploded second bomb was found nearby by police. | New York and federal authorities were on Sunday urgently searching for a bomber at large after 29 people were injured by a roadside blast in Manhattan and an unexploded second bomb was found nearby by police. |
| FBI officials were examining a bomb inside a pressure cooker, apparently wired to a mobile phone, which was discovered inside a plastic bag a few blocks from where a powerful explosion fired shrapnel at passing pedestrians on Saturday night. | FBI officials were examining a bomb inside a pressure cooker, apparently wired to a mobile phone, which was discovered inside a plastic bag a few blocks from where a powerful explosion fired shrapnel at passing pedestrians on Saturday night. |
| “Whoever placed these bombs, we will find and they will be brought to justice,” New York governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters at the scene. “We will not allow these kinds of people and these kinds of threats to disrupt our life in New York.” | “Whoever placed these bombs, we will find and they will be brought to justice,” New York governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters at the scene. “We will not allow these kinds of people and these kinds of threats to disrupt our life in New York.” |
| All 29 people who were wounded have been treated and released from hospitals, officials said. “When you see the damage I think we were fortunate that there were no fatalities,” Cuomo said. “The force of the explosion, you can see it down the street: there’s glass everywhere, shrapnel everywhere.” | All 29 people who were wounded have been treated and released from hospitals, officials said. “When you see the damage I think we were fortunate that there were no fatalities,” Cuomo said. “The force of the explosion, you can see it down the street: there’s glass everywhere, shrapnel everywhere.” |
| He and other officials said no evidence had been found linking the bombs to major international terrorist groups. Such an intentional explosion in a public place was, however, “generically a terrorist activity”, the governor said. | He and other officials said no evidence had been found linking the bombs to major international terrorist groups. Such an intentional explosion in a public place was, however, “generically a terrorist activity”, the governor said. |
| “There is no link at this time at this preliminary stage to international terrorism. 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.” | “There is no link at this time at this preliminary stage to international terrorism. 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.” |
| About 1,000 additional state police officers and National Guard officials will be deployed to monitor New York’s transport system and other important sites, Cuomo said, to ensure that “New York is up and running” for the working week. | About 1,000 additional state police officers and National Guard officials will be deployed to monitor New York’s transport system and other important sites, Cuomo said, to ensure that “New York is up and running” for the working week. |
| The explosion rang out soon after 8.30pm on Saturday, on West 23rd St between Sixth and Seventh avenues in the Chelsea section of Manhattan – a bustling area mixing residential properties, shops and restaurants. | The explosion rang out soon after 8.30pm on Saturday, on West 23rd St between Sixth and Seventh avenues in the Chelsea section of Manhattan – a bustling area mixing residential properties, shops and restaurants. |
| Officials told reporters that the bomb appeared to have exploded either inside or beside a construction dumpster on the street outside a small hotel and a center for blind people. | Officials told reporters that the bomb appeared to have exploded either inside or beside a construction dumpster on the street outside a small hotel and a center for blind people. |
| The pressure cooker was discovered about three hours after the first explosion, four blocks to the north. The device immediately drew comparisons to the pressure cooker bombs exploded amid crowds at the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding dozens of others. | The pressure cooker was discovered about three hours after the first explosion, four blocks to the north. The device immediately drew comparisons to the pressure cooker bombs exploded amid crowds at the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding dozens of others. |
| The first device in New York exploded on Saturday just hours after a pipe bomb blast in neighbouring New Jersey shortly before thousands of runners were due to take part in a charity 5km race for the benefit of US Marines and sailors. | The first device in New York exploded on Saturday just hours after a pipe bomb blast in neighbouring New Jersey shortly before thousands of runners were due to take part in a charity 5km race for the benefit of US Marines and sailors. |
| The explosion tore through a plastic garbage can in the borough of Seaside Park at about 9.30am, according to authorities. No injuries were reported and no surrounding buildings appeared to be damaged. | The explosion tore through a plastic garbage can in the borough of Seaside Park at about 9.30am, according to authorities. No injuries were reported and no surrounding buildings appeared to be damaged. |
| Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey said on Sunday that no evidence had yet been found linking the pipe bomb in his state with the later explosions in New York. “The bombs that were in Seaside, New Jersey, appear to be different than the ones in Manhattan,” Cuomo said. | Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey said on Sunday that no evidence had yet been found linking the pipe bomb in his state with the later explosions in New York. “The bombs that were in Seaside, New Jersey, appear to be different than the ones in Manhattan,” Cuomo said. |
| “They are terrorism, though, there’s no doubt about that,” Christie told CNN. “They’re terrorism - who is responsible is something else, and what the motive was is something else that hopefully we’re going to find out.” | “They are terrorism, though, there’s no doubt about that,” Christie told CNN. “They’re terrorism - who is responsible is something else, and what the motive was is something else that hopefully we’re going to find out.” |