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| Police name Ahmad Khan Rahami as suspect in New York and New Jersey bombings - live updates | |
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| Clinton is now speaking. | |
| Her thoughts are with those wounded in all attacks this weekend, she says. “This threat is real but so is our resolve” against the “evil twisted ideology” of her opponents. | |
| She says she is the only candidate in the race who has experience in the fight against Isis and has laid out her plan for continuing that fight in office. She details that plan – supporting domestic law enforcement, launching an intelligence surge, building trust between law enforcement and Muslim communities. We have to “smash” Isis in the middle east, she says. | |
| “Later today I’ll discuss the threat of terrorism” with the president of Egypt and other world leaders. She asks Americans to be vigilant, to report threats and suspicions, to “choose resolve, not fear” and not to turn on each other. | |
| ***WANTED FOR QUESTIONING**** RETWEET! https://t.co/B3IgarqY2D pic.twitter.com/QUjCFdtVc2 | |
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| Clinton is due to speak to reporters soon, on the tarmac at the airport in White Plains, New York, which is hear her Chappaqua home. Appropriate preparations have been made: | |
| Clinton has a glass of water and two lozenges at the ready as she prepares to address the media in White Plains. pic.twitter.com/KvKTVCzMjV | |
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| Hillary Clinton is due to speak to the press at 10am ET, so we’ll live blog that. The Democratic nominee is then due to speak in Philadelphia at noon. | |
| In the meantime, we have a statement from the Trump campaign. Senior communications adviser Jason Miller disparages the White House’s description of a “narrative fight against Isis just days after a series of apparent terror attacks on US soil”, and says: | |
| Diminishing the threat the Obama administration has allowed to materialize on its watch puts us all at risk and is another reminder that we need new leadership in the fight against radical Islamic terrorism. Hillary Clinton has backed President Obama’s failed Isis strategy to the hilt, and voters should know whether she too shares the White House’s troubling assessment of the situation.” | |
| The “narrative fight” reference is to remarks by White House spokesman Josh Earnest on CNN this morning: “What I can tell you is that we are, when it comes to [Isis], we are in a fight, a narrative fight with them. A narrative battle. | |
| “And what [Isis] wants to do is, they want to project that they are an organisation that is representing Islam, in a fight, in a war against the West, in a war against the United States. That is a bankrupt, false narrative. It’s a mythology. And we have made progress in debunking that mythology” | |
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| New Jersey state police have said in a statement posted to Facebook they want to question Rahmani over the explosion of a pipe bomb, and the discovery of others, near the planned route of a charity 5k in New Jersey on Saturday. | |
| No one was hurt in that blast, which happened in a trash can, possibly because the race had been delayed by too many people wanting to register. Rahmani’s last known address, Jersey state police said, was Elizabeth, New Jersey, which is where more devices were found last night. | |
| Regarding possible “foreign connections” to the bombs, as discussed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on television this morning, New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi points out that neither al-Qaida nor Isis has yet claimed responsibility. | |
| 3. To date neither ISIS nor al-Qaeda (nor any other terror group that I know of) has claimed the explosions in NY and NJ | |
| An Islamic State-run news agency did claim credit for the mass stabbing at a Minnesota mall on Saturday, which is being investigated as an act of terror. | |
| It is important to remember too that Isis has previously claimed credit for attackers with whom it had no contact. | |
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| …and after Trump’s words on the dangers of immigration to Fox and Friends, as discussed below, there’s this from the Associated Press: | …and after Trump’s words on the dangers of immigration to Fox and Friends, as discussed below, there’s this from the Associated Press: |
| The US government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants who had pending deportation orders from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud, according to an internal Homeland Security audit released Monday. | The US government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants who had pending deportation orders from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud, according to an internal Homeland Security audit released Monday. |
| In a big country 858 might not be that big a number, but that’s not going to help calm the escalating political row over immigration down, as the hunt for the suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings goes on. That suspect, 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahmani, was born in Afghanistan. | In a big country 858 might not be that big a number, but that’s not going to help calm the escalating political row over immigration down, as the hunt for the suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings goes on. That suspect, 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahmani, was born in Afghanistan. |
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| Donald Trump spoke to Fox and Friends this morning and the results were … predictable. | Donald Trump spoke to Fox and Friends this morning and the results were … predictable. |
| Asked about the bombs in New York and New Jersey, the Republican presidential nominee started off in the controversial if nonspecific tone of his first response to the news on Saturday, saying: “Well, it’s a mess and a shame and we’re going to have to be very tough … I think this is something that perhaps will happen more and more all over the country.” | Asked about the bombs in New York and New Jersey, the Republican presidential nominee started off in the controversial if nonspecific tone of his first response to the news on Saturday, saying: “Well, it’s a mess and a shame and we’re going to have to be very tough … I think this is something that perhaps will happen more and more all over the country.” |
| Trump’s argument was of course that attacks such as this are all to do with immigration, the refusal by politicians to say the words “radical Islamic terrorism” – which he also applied to the mass stabbing in Minnesota on Saturday which is being investigated as an act of terrorism – and the failure to “knock the hell out of them”, meaning Islamic State, the rise of which was caused by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. | Trump’s argument was of course that attacks such as this are all to do with immigration, the refusal by politicians to say the words “radical Islamic terrorism” – which he also applied to the mass stabbing in Minnesota on Saturday which is being investigated as an act of terrorism – and the failure to “knock the hell out of them”, meaning Islamic State, the rise of which was caused by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. |
| He dodged a question about whether that meant he would send US troops to Iraq and Syria. | He dodged a question about whether that meant he would send US troops to Iraq and Syria. |
| To take just his first points on immigration and the dangers of Syrian refugees: | To take just his first points on immigration and the dangers of Syrian refugees: |
| “We’ve been weak,” he said, “our country’s been weak, we’ve been letting people in by their thousands and thousands and I’ve been saying you’ve got to stop it. Just last week Obama said he’s going to let 100,000 people in from Syria, 100,000. Hillary Clinton wants to increase what he’s let in, thousands and thousands, they don’t know, they can’t be properly vetted … | “We’ve been weak,” he said, “our country’s been weak, we’ve been letting people in by their thousands and thousands and I’ve been saying you’ve got to stop it. Just last week Obama said he’s going to let 100,000 people in from Syria, 100,000. Hillary Clinton wants to increase what he’s let in, thousands and thousands, they don’t know, they can’t be properly vetted … |
| “I spoke to the best people in law enforcement, they say there is no way of vetting these people, so he let in over 100,000 additional people and now Hillary Clinton is raising it by 550% and this has been going on for a long time, thousands of people are pouring into our country, we have no idea what we’re doing, our leaders are … I don’t even say weak. I say stupid!” | “I spoke to the best people in law enforcement, they say there is no way of vetting these people, so he let in over 100,000 additional people and now Hillary Clinton is raising it by 550% and this has been going on for a long time, thousands of people are pouring into our country, we have no idea what we’re doing, our leaders are … I don’t even say weak. I say stupid!” |
| So he did, repeatedly. Some points: | So he did, repeatedly. Some points: |
| There was more from Trump, a lot more, and it’s viewable in the YouTube video above. | There was more from Trump, a lot more, and it’s viewable in the YouTube video above. |
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| Reuters reports that the devices found in Manhattan and New Jersey were linked, according to a homeland security official. | Reuters reports that the devices found in Manhattan and New Jersey were linked, according to a homeland security official. |
| There are no other details at present so it is unclear whether it is referring to all devices found since Saturday (a pipe bomb exploded on Saturday in Seaside Park, New Jersey, 11 hours before the Chelsea blast and five suspected devices have since been found in a backpack at Elizabeth train station, NJ). | There are no other details at present so it is unclear whether it is referring to all devices found since Saturday (a pipe bomb exploded on Saturday in Seaside Park, New Jersey, 11 hours before the Chelsea blast and five suspected devices have since been found in a backpack at Elizabeth train station, NJ). |
| Additionally, it is important to note that Ahmad Khan Rahmani is only currently being sought in connection with the Chelsea explosion. | Additionally, it is important to note that Ahmad Khan Rahmani is only currently being sought in connection with the Chelsea explosion. |
| Breaking: Explosive devices in New York and New Jersey were linked: Homeland Security official. | Breaking: Explosive devices in New York and New Jersey were linked: Homeland Security official. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.34pm BST | at 1.34pm BST |
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| A cell phone alert has been put out urging people to call 911 if they see Manhattan bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami. | A cell phone alert has been put out urging people to call 911 if they see Manhattan bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami. |
| This cell phone alert just went out across #NYC and #NewJersey pic.twitter.com/rdC9VUCMPG | This cell phone alert just went out across #NYC and #NewJersey pic.twitter.com/rdC9VUCMPG |
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| According to the FBI wanted poster, Ahmad Khan Rahmani was born in Afghanistan. He is about 5ft 6 tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds. It says he “should be considered armed and dangerous”. Rahmani is wanted specifically in connection with Saturday’s explosion, which injured 29 people. | According to the FBI wanted poster, Ahmad Khan Rahmani was born in Afghanistan. He is about 5ft 6 tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds. It says he “should be considered armed and dangerous”. Rahmani is wanted specifically in connection with Saturday’s explosion, which injured 29 people. |
| #BREAKING: "Wanted" poster just issued for Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, of New Jersey. Suspected in NYC blast. #KOMOnews pic.twitter.com/b9wqQ9KpJk | #BREAKING: "Wanted" poster just issued for Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, of New Jersey. Suspected in NYC blast. #KOMOnews pic.twitter.com/b9wqQ9KpJk |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.53pm BST | at 12.53pm BST |
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| This is a photograph of the man New York police are seeking in connection with the Chelsea bombing: | This is a photograph of the man New York police are seeking in connection with the Chelsea bombing: |
| Wanted: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28 year old male, is being sought in connection with the Chelsea bombing. #nyc pic.twitter.com/hSxhMqO7Qh | Wanted: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28 year old male, is being sought in connection with the Chelsea bombing. #nyc pic.twitter.com/hSxhMqO7Qh |
| He is a New Jersey resident and naturalised US citizen. | He is a New Jersey resident and naturalised US citizen. |
| Updated | Updated |
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| NYPD name suspect | NYPD name suspect |
| New York police have named an individual they are seeking in connection with Saturday’s explosion: | New York police have named an individual they are seeking in connection with Saturday’s explosion: |
| BREAKING: NYPD says it is seeking Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, in connection with the bombing Saturday in Chelsea https://t.co/wxObwlo8rh | BREAKING: NYPD says it is seeking Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, in connection with the bombing Saturday in Chelsea https://t.co/wxObwlo8rh |
| NBC NEWS: Address being searched in Elizabeth, New Jersey is directly related to Ahmad Khan Rahami wanted for his role in NY/ NJ bombings. | NBC NEWS: Address being searched in Elizabeth, New Jersey is directly related to Ahmad Khan Rahami wanted for his role in NY/ NJ bombings. |
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| 'Foreign connection suspected' | 'Foreign connection suspected' |
| The New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, has said there was a possible foreign connection behind the Manhattan blast. He also said the investigation is moving quickly and authorities may soon target a person of interest. | The New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, has said there was a possible foreign connection behind the Manhattan blast. He also said the investigation is moving quickly and authorities may soon target a person of interest. |
| NY governor predicts bombing investigation will "zero in on a particular individual today” https://t.co/s7hsuNkRMJ https://t.co/Q1yV8g1sAm | NY governor predicts bombing investigation will "zero in on a particular individual today” https://t.co/s7hsuNkRMJ https://t.co/Q1yV8g1sAm |
| Cuomo had previously suggested there was no evidence of international terrorism. | Cuomo had previously suggested there was no evidence of international terrorism. |
| Updated | Updated |
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| FBI in New Jersey raid connected with bombs | FBI in New Jersey raid connected with bombs |
| The mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Christian Bollwage, has confirmed the FBI is searching a building in the area in connection with the explosive devices found in New York and New Jersey over recent days. He told CNN: | The mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Christian Bollwage, has confirmed the FBI is searching a building in the area in connection with the explosive devices found in New York and New Jersey over recent days. He told CNN: |
| The FBI is executing a search warrant. They will be there for the next few hours, going through this location to find any evidence possible, whether it’s in relation to this incident or the Chelsea incident. | The FBI is executing a search warrant. They will be there for the next few hours, going through this location to find any evidence possible, whether it’s in relation to this incident or the Chelsea incident. |
| AP reports that FBI agents and police converged on an apartment above a fried chicken restaurant near the train station before 6am on Monday. | AP reports that FBI agents and police converged on an apartment above a fried chicken restaurant near the train station before 6am on Monday. |
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| Mulitple news sources are reporting that law enforcement officials are conducting a raid in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where a backpack was found containing five suspected explosive devices. It is unclear whether it is connected. | Mulitple news sources are reporting that law enforcement officials are conducting a raid in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where a backpack was found containing five suspected explosive devices. It is unclear whether it is connected. |
| FBI, ATF conducting raid in Elizabeth, New Jersey, via @CBSNewYork. https://t.co/hmLM9LAVrA | FBI, ATF conducting raid in Elizabeth, New Jersey, via @CBSNewYork. https://t.co/hmLM9LAVrA |
| BREAKING: We're following reports of a raid in an Elizabeth, New Jersey neighborhood, close to where backpack was... https://t.co/yHrZs7pI8R | BREAKING: We're following reports of a raid in an Elizabeth, New Jersey neighborhood, close to where backpack was... https://t.co/yHrZs7pI8R |
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| Reporters from Fox and CNN say that the bombs that have been found in recent days have led authorities to believe there may be a possible terror cell in New York and New Jersey. New York governor Andrew Cuomo has said there is no evidence of a link to international terrorism. | Reporters from Fox and CNN say that the bombs that have been found in recent days have led authorities to believe there may be a possible terror cell in New York and New Jersey. New York governor Andrew Cuomo has said there is no evidence of a link to international terrorism. |
| #BREAKING: Authorities suspect a possible terror cell in New York and New Jersey https://t.co/OfF1MTBuxU pic.twitter.com/5OAeG0IPv0 | #BREAKING: Authorities suspect a possible terror cell in New York and New Jersey https://t.co/OfF1MTBuxU pic.twitter.com/5OAeG0IPv0 |
| New York bomb probe has led to signs of a possible terror cell in New Jersey and New York, law enforcement officials tell @evanperez. | New York bomb probe has led to signs of a possible terror cell in New Jersey and New York, law enforcement officials tell @evanperez. |
| 11.37am BST | 11.37am BST |
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| This video shows the moment one of the devices found in New Jersey exploded as a bomb squad robot tried to disarm it: | This video shows the moment one of the devices found in New Jersey exploded as a bomb squad robot tried to disarm it: |
| The moment a suspicious package blew up in New Jersey as a bomb squad robot examined it. https://t.co/B3ruNLIyKq pic.twitter.com/E8a8sq4dAx | The moment a suspicious package blew up in New Jersey as a bomb squad robot examined it. https://t.co/B3ruNLIyKq pic.twitter.com/E8a8sq4dAx |
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| Here is a summary of how things stand at present: | Here is a summary of how things stand at present: |