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| New York bombings: Ahmad Khan Rahami in custody after shootout – live | New York bombings: Ahmad Khan Rahami in custody after shootout – live |
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| In New York, life goes on with its usual resilience: commuters and locals unfazed by bombs found in and near the city, a small army of heavily armed police and the warnings about unattended objects, my colleague Ciara McCarthy reports. | |
| Commuters, shoppers and tourists bustled through Grand Central station on Monday, largely carrying on as usual after a bomb in the Chelsea neighborhood injured 29 people over the weekend. | |
| New Yorker Ronnie Santos said he wasn’t worried about the detonation, which went off near the roadway at 23rd Street. | |
| “I think you just kind of have to move on,” Santos said while waiting in line for his morning coffee. “In New York we just kind of expect things like that. You can’t really get too stressed about it.” | |
| Several people who worked at shops in Grand Central noted a “heightened awareness” when they showed up to work on Monday, but said the transportation hub, through which an estimated 750,000 people travel each day, had largely resumed business as usual. | |
| Victoria Bruc, who works in a jewelry store, said she was nervous but had resumed her daily routine with no changes since Saturday’s bombing. | |
| “I work in Grand Central, I’m always concerned that it might be a target,” she said. “But I feel like you have to go on doing your thing, you can’t live in fear.” | |
| Bruc said the transportation hub was humming along as usual, with regular foot traffic passing through the halls and security and law enforcement officers stationed regularly throughout the station. Bruc, 23, added that the visible security presence did make her feel safer working in such a famous and busy train depot. New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, said on Sunday that about 1,000 additional law enforcement officers had been deployed throughout the city “just to err on the side of caution”. | |
| “You’re always concerned when you hear about bombs exploding,” Jim Senn, 71, said visiting from Arlington, Virginia. “But I guess the scope of it wasn’t so great in my mind that it really gave me pause about coming here.” | |
| Several city dwellers noted that in the wake of 9/11, the metropolis had proved its resilience. Dan Summa said he was concerned about Saturday’s attack, but that “you have to keep going on,” he said. “It would feel different someplace else.” | |
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| The quiet town of Linden, New Jersey, were shaken on Monday morning by the gun battle between Ahmad Khan Rahami and police, witnesses tell my colleague Mazin Sidahmed in the town. | |
| “How could this actually happen here in Linden New Jersey?” wondered local Tosha Hardrick, visibly flustered. “It’s not what I would expect.” | |
| In Linden, police have taped off several streets, blocking residents from reaching their homes. Several different police agencies were present and a helicopter circled above. | |
| Hardrick was driving her cousin to work when she heard several gun shots go off. She looked to her left and saw a police officer carrying a backpack in front of a bar, where police are believed to have exchanged fire with the suspect. | |
| Vinnie, who declined to give his last name, was walking out of his house on Elizabeth Street when he saw cops cars rush past his house. | |
| “Then I hear gun shots, Boom Boom!” he said. “The cops are shooting and they’re shooting back at them.” | |
| Adam Machala, who works as a plumber, had a come to a house on Elizabeth street for a job when he heard the gunshots go off. Police ran in the house and told him and the tenants to evacuate immediately. | |
| “They were scared there might be a bomb in the building,” he said. He came back to the scene later to find Rahami handcuffed on the street with police and K9 units swarming the area. | |
| Qunicy Reyes was sitting in his house when he heard what he thought was firecrackers going off not to far away. | |
| “I just kept hearing it over and over,” he said. Eventually his mother called and told him what was happening. | |
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| Regulars at the Rahami family’s chicken shop – recently raided by the FBI – have described the suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami as “nice” and generous, my colleague Amber Jamieson reports from Elizabeth, New Jersey. | Regulars at the Rahami family’s chicken shop – recently raided by the FBI – have described the suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami as “nice” and generous, my colleague Amber Jamieson reports from Elizabeth, New Jersey. |
| The family fought bitterly with the city in a federal lawsuit about the chicken shop, and ultimately lost their case to keep it open 24 hours. You can read the full lawsuit here. | The family fought bitterly with the city in a federal lawsuit about the chicken shop, and ultimately lost their case to keep it open 24 hours. You can read the full lawsuit here. |
| “He was my friend,” said Brayant Ocampo, 17, a high school senior who lives nearby and regularly stopped off for late night cheese fries and fried chicken at First America Fried Chicken. “I wouldn’t think he would do something like that.” | “He was my friend,” said Brayant Ocampo, 17, a high school senior who lives nearby and regularly stopped off for late night cheese fries and fried chicken at First America Fried Chicken. “I wouldn’t think he would do something like that.” |
| “I thought it was a lie. We always eat there. It’s crazy. They’re really, really nice,” said Melani Ragghinti, 18, Ocampo’s girlfriend and another local resident. | “I thought it was a lie. We always eat there. It’s crazy. They’re really, really nice,” said Melani Ragghinti, 18, Ocampo’s girlfriend and another local resident. |
| “Basically when I went there, he would give me extra for whatever I would get. And I would see him at car meets. He was very cool,” said Ocampo. “I saw him once at the mall, we started walking around just talking,” he added. | “Basically when I went there, he would give me extra for whatever I would get. And I would see him at car meets. He was very cool,” said Ocampo. “I saw him once at the mall, we started walking around just talking,” he added. |
| Ocampo said he’d often see Rahami working in the shop, along with his father and younger brother and sister, who he believed were both around 16 years old. Ocampo said he never saw a mother around. | Ocampo said he’d often see Rahami working in the shop, along with his father and younger brother and sister, who he believed were both around 16 years old. Ocampo said he never saw a mother around. |
| “He’ll start around five in the afternoon and he’ll work literally till 2-2:30 in the morning, that’s when the chicken shop would close,” said Ocampo. | “He’ll start around five in the afternoon and he’ll work literally till 2-2:30 in the morning, that’s when the chicken shop would close,” said Ocampo. |
| “He had a good job, they got good money. Everyone likes eating at the chicken shack,” said Ragghinti. | “He had a good job, they got good money. Everyone likes eating at the chicken shack,” said Ragghinti. |
| Ocampo said Rahami was a car buff, who used to own an Acura TL, a popular luxury sedan, but crashed it. | Ocampo said Rahami was a car buff, who used to own an Acura TL, a popular luxury sedan, but crashed it. |
| “He actually came up to me because he wanted to look for some parts he needed for the car and I helped him out. I was looking for some parts in the junkyard and he got the headlight, the bumper,” he said. | “He actually came up to me because he wanted to look for some parts he needed for the car and I helped him out. I was looking for some parts in the junkyard and he got the headlight, the bumper,” he said. |
| Just a week ago, Ocampo said he walked past the chicken shop and briefly chatted to Rahami’s younger brother outside, while Rahami worked inside. | Just a week ago, Ocampo said he walked past the chicken shop and briefly chatted to Rahami’s younger brother outside, while Rahami worked inside. |
| Ocampo said he knew Rahami was Muslim but he’d never heard any extremist views from him or any discussion of politics or terrorism. The only thing he’d encountered was some quiet religious study. | Ocampo said he knew Rahami was Muslim but he’d never heard any extremist views from him or any discussion of politics or terrorism. The only thing he’d encountered was some quiet religious study. |
| “One day I was in the chicken shack and he had a book and he was reading the book while he was listening to music and I asked ‘how can you do that and what kind of book?’. He said it was some kind of religion book, supposedly they read it while they’re listening to music,” said Ocampo. | “One day I was in the chicken shack and he had a book and he was reading the book while he was listening to music and I asked ‘how can you do that and what kind of book?’. He said it was some kind of religion book, supposedly they read it while they’re listening to music,” said Ocampo. |
| “He would always be there, and usually when there was no customers he would be there reading it. He said it was like a bible but runs in his religion.” | “He would always be there, and usually when there was no customers he would be there reading it. He said it was like a bible but runs in his religion.” |
| Neither Ocampo nor Ragghinti could understand Rahami’s actions. “I don’t understand why he would do something like that, obviously he would get caught eventually. He had a good business going on. He just fucked up his life,” said Ragghinti. | Neither Ocampo nor Ragghinti could understand Rahami’s actions. “I don’t understand why he would do something like that, obviously he would get caught eventually. He had a good business going on. He just fucked up his life,” said Ragghinti. |
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| A federal law enforcement official has told the AP that the three bombs found in New York and New Jersey had one component in common: a flip-style cellphone. | A federal law enforcement official has told the AP that the three bombs found in New York and New Jersey had one component in common: a flip-style cellphone. |
| The official says a pipe bomb that exploded in Seaside Park, New Jersey, was constructed with a threaded pipe and black powder. | The official says a pipe bomb that exploded in Seaside Park, New Jersey, was constructed with a threaded pipe and black powder. |
| The official says two devices found in New York City included pressure cookers, similar to the devices used in the 2013 attack the Boston Marathon that killed three and wounded hundreds of people. The device that exploded contained residue from the commercially available explosive compound Tannerite. | The official says two devices found in New York City included pressure cookers, similar to the devices used in the 2013 attack the Boston Marathon that killed three and wounded hundreds of people. The device that exploded contained residue from the commercially available explosive compound Tannerite. |
| The official was not authorized to publicly discuss the case and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of the ongoing investigation. | The official was not authorized to publicly discuss the case and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of the ongoing investigation. |
| The two New York bombs were pressure cookers filled with shrapnel and made with pressure cookers, flip phones and Christmas lights, according to law enforcement sources who spoke to the New York Times on condition of anonymity. The unexploded bomb may have been accidentally disabled by two men who took the bag, according to police sources who spoke to local DNA Info, prompting one of their law enforcement sources to ask: “Who in this world finds a pressure cooker with a phone and just takes the bag?” | The two New York bombs were pressure cookers filled with shrapnel and made with pressure cookers, flip phones and Christmas lights, according to law enforcement sources who spoke to the New York Times on condition of anonymity. The unexploded bomb may have been accidentally disabled by two men who took the bag, according to police sources who spoke to local DNA Info, prompting one of their law enforcement sources to ask: “Who in this world finds a pressure cooker with a phone and just takes the bag?” |
| The suspect is in custody. Thank you to our first responders who have performed with extraordinary skill and courage over the past two days. | The suspect is in custody. Thank you to our first responders who have performed with extraordinary skill and courage over the past two days. |
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| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| They close the press conference with a refusal to provide details about how they linked the devices to the suspect. | They close the press conference with a refusal to provide details about how they linked the devices to the suspect. |
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| NYPD chief Boyce comments on the apparent accidental help of two petty thieves who took the second bomb found Saturday, on 27th street, out of the unattended package it was in. | NYPD chief Boyce comments on the apparent accidental help of two petty thieves who took the second bomb found Saturday, on 27th street, out of the unattended package it was in. |
| “Two people picked up the bag, took the device out of it and walked off with the bag,” he says. “They looked like they were two gentlemen just strolling up 7th Avenue at the time,” he adds. “Once they picked up the bag, they seemed incredulous. | “Two people picked up the bag, took the device out of it and walked off with the bag,” he says. “They looked like they were two gentlemen just strolling up 7th Avenue at the time,” he adds. “Once they picked up the bag, they seemed incredulous. |
| “We’re considering them witnesses at this time,” he says, adding that they will release pictures caught on surveillance footage of the men and ask them to come forward. | “We’re considering them witnesses at this time,” he says, adding that they will release pictures caught on surveillance footage of the men and ask them to come forward. |
| Sweeney says Rahami did not make any statements during his apprehension, as far as he knows. O’Neill repeats that they are not looking for a second suspect: “Right now we’re not actively seeking anyone.” | Sweeney says Rahami did not make any statements during his apprehension, as far as he knows. O’Neill repeats that they are not looking for a second suspect: “Right now we’re not actively seeking anyone.” |
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| Sweeney stresses that there’s a lot of work to be done about the Rahami’s motivation: “I do not have information yet to show what the path of radicalization was yet.” | Sweeney stresses that there’s a lot of work to be done about the Rahami’s motivation: “I do not have information yet to show what the path of radicalization was yet.” |
| At this point we are extremely grateful that we were able to apprehend the suspect out in Linden, New Jersey, he says. | At this point we are extremely grateful that we were able to apprehend the suspect out in Linden, New Jersey, he says. |
| We are the number one target in the world, but as far as this investigation, and working with the FBI, “I know that I’m a lot happier than I was at this time yesterday.” | We are the number one target in the world, but as far as this investigation, and working with the FBI, “I know that I’m a lot happier than I was at this time yesterday.” |
| O’Neill praises “good old fashioned police work” as well as the technology used in the investigation. De Blasio says authorities are not looking for a second suspect at this time. | O’Neill praises “good old fashioned police work” as well as the technology used in the investigation. De Blasio says authorities are not looking for a second suspect at this time. |
| He warns people to stay on the lookout for suspicious people or objects, “particularly an unattended package, that they report it immediately.” | He warns people to stay on the lookout for suspicious people or objects, “particularly an unattended package, that they report it immediately.” |
| Sweeney comments on the fact that Rahami was captured alive. “The fact that he survived is excellent, both from an investigative standpoint and that we saved a life.” | Sweeney comments on the fact that Rahami was captured alive. “The fact that he survived is excellent, both from an investigative standpoint and that we saved a life.” |
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| Sweeney is asked about how exactly they identified Rahami – there are reports anonymously sourced to law enforcement saying that the first ID’d him with a fingerprint. Sweeney’s answer is oblique: “Any piece of evidence that we obtained whether it’s a piece, a fragment or whole, is worthwhile, so I will leave it at that.” | Sweeney is asked about how exactly they identified Rahami – there are reports anonymously sourced to law enforcement saying that the first ID’d him with a fingerprint. Sweeney’s answer is oblique: “Any piece of evidence that we obtained whether it’s a piece, a fragment or whole, is worthwhile, so I will leave it at that.” |
| O’Neill is asked about motivation. “We don’t have that yet,” he says, “that’s all part of the investigation.” | O’Neill is asked about motivation. “We don’t have that yet,” he says, “that’s all part of the investigation.” |
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| FBI: no indication of a terror cell | FBI: no indication of a terror cell |
| US attorney Preet Bharara says that Rahami has not yet been charged but that he will be later today. | US attorney Preet Bharara says that Rahami has not yet been charged but that he will be later today. |
| He says that federal and state authorities are working out how to level “careful and thorough” charges. | He says that federal and state authorities are working out how to level “careful and thorough” charges. |
| “We’re absolutely not ruling anything out,” Sweeney answers a reporter’s question about possible associations. He declines to say anything about what investigators might have found in Rahami’s possession or online records. | “We’re absolutely not ruling anything out,” Sweeney answers a reporter’s question about possible associations. He declines to say anything about what investigators might have found in Rahami’s possession or online records. |
| “I have no indication that there’s a cell operating in the area or in the city,” he says, with the caveat that “the investigation is ongoing.” | “I have no indication that there’s a cell operating in the area or in the city,” he says, with the caveat that “the investigation is ongoing.” |
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| FBI: Rahami directly linked to bombs | FBI: Rahami directly linked to bombs |
| De Blasio warns “we will have a very strong and visible NYPD presence because of this incident and obviously because of the United Nations General Assembly. | De Blasio warns “we will have a very strong and visible NYPD presence because of this incident and obviously because of the United Nations General Assembly. |
| “You will see our officers in the subway, you will see bags being checked, bomb-sniffing dogs, that will continue throughout the week. | “You will see our officers in the subway, you will see bags being checked, bomb-sniffing dogs, that will continue throughout the week. |
| “So I ask all New Yorkers, continue your vigilance, continue to share all information with your law enforcement.” | “So I ask all New Yorkers, continue your vigilance, continue to share all information with your law enforcement.” |
| Sweeney, the FBI agent, takes the podium. | Sweeney, the FBI agent, takes the podium. |
| “Hundreds of personnel from the New York and New Jersey JTTFs, along with the FBI bureau, have been working tracking leads, reviewing surveillance footage … and executing searches. | “Hundreds of personnel from the New York and New Jersey JTTFs, along with the FBI bureau, have been working tracking leads, reviewing surveillance footage … and executing searches. |
| “The JTTF began to focus on Ahmad Khan Rahami, working to [learn] his whereabouts.” | “The JTTF began to focus on Ahmad Khan Rahami, working to [learn] his whereabouts.” |
| Officers conducted a traffic stop at the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn, he says, after it “had been observed by JTTF personnel at a location associated with Rahami. | Officers conducted a traffic stop at the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn, he says, after it “had been observed by JTTF personnel at a location associated with Rahami. |
| “The passengers were questioned,” he says, “and no one in that car is under arrest.” They then conducted searches and interviews in Linden and Perth, New Jersey. | “The passengers were questioned,” he says, “and no one in that car is under arrest.” They then conducted searches and interviews in Linden and Perth, New Jersey. |
| He says only that they have directly linked Rahami to the devices found in New York and New Jersey, but that he won’t answer questions yet about any possible links to other people or groups. He urges the public to come forward with any information they might have. | He says only that they have directly linked Rahami to the devices found in New York and New Jersey, but that he won’t answer questions yet about any possible links to other people or groups. He urges the public to come forward with any information they might have. |
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| New York mayor: 'this was an act of terror' | New York mayor: 'this was an act of terror' |
| “We have a lot more information and it’s coming in all the time,” de Blasio says. “We have every reason to believe this was an act of terror.” | “We have a lot more information and it’s coming in all the time,” de Blasio says. “We have every reason to believe this was an act of terror.” |
| He again urges New Yorkers to “be vigilant” and report anything suspicious to 1-800-577-TIPS, a hotline for police tips. | He again urges New Yorkers to “be vigilant” and report anything suspicious to 1-800-577-TIPS, a hotline for police tips. |
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| The NYPD briefing has just begun, with commissioner James O’Neill and mayor Bill de Blasio. NYPD officials Carlos Gomez and FBI agent Bill Sweeney are also there. | The NYPD briefing has just begun, with commissioner James O’Neill and mayor Bill de Blasio. NYPD officials Carlos Gomez and FBI agent Bill Sweeney are also there. |
| O’Neill says it’s been “an extremely busy today” and that “today our efforts were successful”. | O’Neill says it’s been “an extremely busy today” and that “today our efforts were successful”. |
| He praises police who identified, traced and caught suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami. | He praises police who identified, traced and caught suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami. |
| “We had two police officers who were injured out in Linden, New Jersey, and I wish them our best. | “We had two police officers who were injured out in Linden, New Jersey, and I wish them our best. |
| “For my first day on this job, but certainly not my first day on the job, I’m certainly so proud of what I saw that day.” It was O’Neill’s first day as commissioner. | “For my first day on this job, but certainly not my first day on the job, I’m certainly so proud of what I saw that day.” It was O’Neill’s first day as commissioner. |
| “This case is still very much active. Our primary focus has been to identify and apprehend the person responsible for this crime. Now that he has been captured we can focus [on possible connections or associations].” | “This case is still very much active. Our primary focus has been to identify and apprehend the person responsible for this crime. Now that he has been captured we can focus [on possible connections or associations].” |
| De Blasio also thanks first responders for their “extraordinary skill and courage” and thanks federal and state partners. “We are hoping [the injured officers] will have a very speedy recovery.” | De Blasio also thanks first responders for their “extraordinary skill and courage” and thanks federal and state partners. “We are hoping [the injured officers] will have a very speedy recovery.” |
| “There are some things we’re not going to be able to talk about,” he warns. He also says he just received a call from Barack Obama, who told him “how much he admires the resilience of the people of New York City”. | “There are some things we’re not going to be able to talk about,” he warns. He also says he just received a call from Barack Obama, who told him “how much he admires the resilience of the people of New York City”. |
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| The bombing suspect is currently in surgery for a gunshot wound and the three officers injured do not have life-threatening wounds, officials in New Jersey have just told reporters. | The bombing suspect is currently in surgery for a gunshot wound and the three officers injured do not have life-threatening wounds, officials in New Jersey have just told reporters. |
| “Whether it’s coordinated, inspired, led with others, how it developed, whether the person developed any views,” Senator Bob Menendez says, “in and of itself, from my perspective, it’s an act of terrorism. | “Whether it’s coordinated, inspired, led with others, how it developed, whether the person developed any views,” Senator Bob Menendez says, “in and of itself, from my perspective, it’s an act of terrorism. |
| “I think it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to say you were willing to do harm to others,” he says, it’s terrorism under his definition. | “I think it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to say you were willing to do harm to others,” he says, it’s terrorism under his definition. |
| Elizabeth mayor Chsis Bollwage says “the suspect was not on the radar of local law enforcement but the fried chicken place that they own” had had problems with the city. | Elizabeth mayor Chsis Bollwage says “the suspect was not on the radar of local law enforcement but the fried chicken place that they own” had had problems with the city. |
| “Some code enforcement problems and some noise complaints,” he says. “When they ran the business in 2002 they ran the place for 24 hours [a day]. [We got] neighborhood complaints regarding a congregation of people, making noise, sought a city council ordnance. At which time the suspect’s father and two brothers took the city of Elizabeth to court. | “Some code enforcement problems and some noise complaints,” he says. “When they ran the business in 2002 they ran the place for 24 hours [a day]. [We got] neighborhood complaints regarding a congregation of people, making noise, sought a city council ordnance. At which time the suspect’s father and two brothers took the city of Elizabeth to court. |
| “In October 2012 the courts ruled in the city’s favor. | “In October 2012 the courts ruled in the city’s favor. |
| “I can tell you the restaurant’s closed,” he concludes. | “I can tell you the restaurant’s closed,” he concludes. |
| “Regarding the people who live here the town is extremely safe, the businesses are open, the trains are running, the schools are open. people need to continue on with their daily lives.” | “Regarding the people who live here the town is extremely safe, the businesses are open, the trains are running, the schools are open. people need to continue on with their daily lives.” |
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| The family of suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami runs a fried chicken restaurant, First American Fried Chicken, and has had problems with the town of Elizabeth in the past, Mayor Chris Bollwage told reporters this morning. | The family of suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami runs a fried chicken restaurant, First American Fried Chicken, and has had problems with the town of Elizabeth in the past, Mayor Chris Bollwage told reporters this morning. |
| The AP reports that the suspect’s father, Mohammad Rahami, and two of his sons filed a lawsuit against the city in 2011, claiming that they were targeted for discrimination because they are Muslims. | The AP reports that the suspect’s father, Mohammad Rahami, and two of his sons filed a lawsuit against the city in 2011, claiming that they were targeted for discrimination because they are Muslims. |
| The lawsuit claims that starting in July 2008 Elizabeth police and city officials tried to illegally restrict their restaurant’s hours, and that complaints by neighbors were based in anti-Muslim sentiment. The claims were terminated in 2012 after Mohammad Rahami plead guilty to blocking police from enforcing the restriction. Ahmad Khan Rahami was not part of the lawsuit. | The lawsuit claims that starting in July 2008 Elizabeth police and city officials tried to illegally restrict their restaurant’s hours, and that complaints by neighbors were based in anti-Muslim sentiment. The claims were terminated in 2012 after Mohammad Rahami plead guilty to blocking police from enforcing the restriction. Ahmad Khan Rahami was not part of the lawsuit. |
| The city argued that its restrictions on opening hours against the restaurant, which had been running 24 hours a day, were based on complaints by neighbors who saw people loitering, making noise and littering throughout the night. | The city argued that its restrictions on opening hours against the restaurant, which had been running 24 hours a day, were based on complaints by neighbors who saw people loitering, making noise and littering throughout the night. |
| You can read the full lawsuit here. Police have said that they have interviewed members of the family, though they have not been charged. | You can read the full lawsuit here. Police have said that they have interviewed members of the family, though they have not been charged. |
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| A man named Mike Markowycz has posted on Facebook in which audio of what is apparently the shootout between Ahmad Khan Rahami and police. A man in the video says that they actually witness the shooting, but he does not actually capture any video of the confrontation. | A man named Mike Markowycz has posted on Facebook in which audio of what is apparently the shootout between Ahmad Khan Rahami and police. A man in the video says that they actually witness the shooting, but he does not actually capture any video of the confrontation. |
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| NYPD officials have delayed the briefing in the wake of Rahami’s arrest, though reporters are in the room and officials are testing the microphone. | NYPD officials have delayed the briefing in the wake of Rahami’s arrest, though reporters are in the room and officials are testing the microphone. |
| On the campaign trail in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton has remarked briefly on the bombing. My colleague Sabrina Siddiqui reports: | On the campaign trail in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton has remarked briefly on the bombing. My colleague Sabrina Siddiqui reports: |
| Clinton touched upon the attacks briefly at a campaign rally in Philadelphia targeting millennial voters. After informing the crowd a suspect linked to the New York bombing was allegedly in custody, Clinton emphasized the need to “remain vigilant.” | Clinton touched upon the attacks briefly at a campaign rally in Philadelphia targeting millennial voters. After informing the crowd a suspect linked to the New York bombing was allegedly in custody, Clinton emphasized the need to “remain vigilant.” |
| “This is a fast-moving situation and a sobering reminder that we need steady leadership,” she said. | “This is a fast-moving situation and a sobering reminder that we need steady leadership,” she said. |
| Her opponent Donald Trump quickly sought to politicize the explosion this weekend, even when few details were known about what had happened. He has also released a statement blaming Clinton’s “weakness”. | Her opponent Donald Trump quickly sought to politicize the explosion this weekend, even when few details were known about what had happened. He has also released a statement blaming Clinton’s “weakness”. |
| Hillary Clinton's weakness while she was Secretary of State, has emboldened terrorists all over the world..cont: https://t.co/E5BdTiwlur | Hillary Clinton's weakness while she was Secretary of State, has emboldened terrorists all over the world..cont: https://t.co/E5BdTiwlur |
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| We’re expecting a briefing in the next few minutes by NYPD commissioner James O’Neill and New York mayor Bill de Blasio. We’ll relay their remarks live on the blog, but you can also follow along on the live stream below. | We’re expecting a briefing in the next few minutes by NYPD commissioner James O’Neill and New York mayor Bill de Blasio. We’ll relay their remarks live on the blog, but you can also follow along on the live stream below. |
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| Ahmad Khan Rahami was found sleeping in a bar hallway before a shootout and his eventual arrest, according to Linden Mayor Derek Armstead’s comments to the AP. | Ahmad Khan Rahami was found sleeping in a bar hallway before a shootout and his eventual arrest, according to Linden Mayor Derek Armstead’s comments to the AP. |
| Armstead said the owner of a bar found the man sleeping in his hallway Monday morning. He says the man was initially presumed to be a vagrant, but police officers who responded quickly realized it was Ahmad Khan Rahami. | Armstead said the owner of a bar found the man sleeping in his hallway Monday morning. He says the man was initially presumed to be a vagrant, but police officers who responded quickly realized it was Ahmad Khan Rahami. |
| Armstead said the man pulled out a handgun and fired at the officers, hitting one in a bulletproof vest. The man then began firing as he ran down the street and police shot him in the leg. The man was conscious when he was taken away in an ambulance. | Armstead said the man pulled out a handgun and fired at the officers, hitting one in a bulletproof vest. The man then began firing as he ran down the street and police shot him in the leg. The man was conscious when he was taken away in an ambulance. |
| Linden police Captain James Sarnicki said three police officers were taken to the hospital. One was hit by shrapnel and another had high blood pressure. | Linden police Captain James Sarnicki said three police officers were taken to the hospital. One was hit by shrapnel and another had high blood pressure. |