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Suspect in New York bombing arrested after shootout with police Suspect in New York bombing arrested after shootout with police
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Police have arrested the suspect in the bombing that injured 29 people in New York City on Saturday night and a pipe bombing in Seaside Park, New Jersey, the same morning.Police have arrested the suspect in the bombing that injured 29 people in New York City on Saturday night and a pipe bombing in Seaside Park, New Jersey, the same morning.
Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was identified by authorities as a suspect on Monday morning in connection with the two incidents, was taken into custody after a shootout with police in Linden, New Jersey, according to officials.Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was identified by authorities as a suspect on Monday morning in connection with the two incidents, was taken into custody after a shootout with police in Linden, New Jersey, according to officials.
Police said they discovered Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalized US citizen born in Afghanistan, through surveillance videos from the Chelsea area. Police said they discovered Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalized US citizen born in Afghanistan, through surveillance videos from Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
The explosion in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Saturday night was followed by the discovery of an unexploded bomb a few streets away. A pipe bomb exploded in Seaside Park ahead of a race for marines and sailors that morning, but no one was injured. The explosion in Chelsea on Saturday night was followed by the discovery of an unexploded bomb a few streets away. A pipe bomb exploded in Seaside Park ahead of a race for marines and sailors that morning, but no one was injured.
Early on Monday morning five suspicious devices were found near a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey; one exploded as the bomb squad attempted to disarm it with a robot.Early on Monday morning five suspicious devices were found near a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey; one exploded as the bomb squad attempted to disarm it with a robot.
The investigation “might suggest a foreign connection to the action, which would then obviously raise an issue of the foreign nature of this attack”, New York governor Andrew Cuomo told CNN. The investigation “might suggest a foreign connection to the action, which would then obviously raise an issue of the foreign nature of this attack”, New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, told CNN.
Mayor Bill de Blasio had advised that Rahami could be armed and dangerous. “We need to get this guy in right away,” he said.Mayor Bill de Blasio had advised that Rahami could be armed and dangerous. “We need to get this guy in right away,” he said.
The mayor added: “I think we’re going to know a lot more in the course of today. Things are moving very quickly, and certainly we’re going to have a lot more to say in just the next coming hours.”The mayor added: “I think we’re going to know a lot more in the course of today. Things are moving very quickly, and certainly we’re going to have a lot more to say in just the next coming hours.”
A mass alert was sent to cellphone users throughout the New York region seeking Rahami’s whereabouts, the first time the emergency warning system has been used in a criminal search, according to De Blasio.A mass alert was sent to cellphone users throughout the New York region seeking Rahami’s whereabouts, the first time the emergency warning system has been used in a criminal search, according to De Blasio.
FBI and ATF teams raided a home in Elizabeth, New Jersey, a move Elizabeth mayor Chris Bollwage confirmed was related to the explosive devices found near the town’s train station. The town of Elizabeth, about 14 miles from Manhattan, is the location of Rahami’s most recent known address, but there was no immediate information on what, if anything was discovered there or if it was in fact Rahami’s home. Bollwage only said that it was the home of a father and son. FBI and ATF teams raided a home in Elizabeth, New Jersey, a move Elizabeth’s mayor, Chris Bollwage, confirmed was related to the explosive devices found near the town’s train station. The town of Elizabeth, about 14 miles from Manhattan, is the location of Rahami’s most recent known address, but there was no immediate information on what, if anything was discovered there or if it was in fact Rahami’s home. Bollwage only said that it was the home of a father and son.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton addressed the bombings on Monday, calling herself the only candidate in the 2016 election equipped to deal with the problem of terrorism. “This threat is real, but so is our resolve. Americans will not cower. We will prevail. We will defend our country and we will defeat the evil, twisted ideology of the terrorists,” Clinton said. The Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, addressed the bombings on Monday, calling herself the only candidate in the 2016 election equipped to deal with the problem of terrorism. “This threat is real, but so is our resolve. Americans will not cower. We will prevail. We will defend our country and we will defeat the evil, twisted ideology of the terrorists,” Clinton said.
The Saturday night blast in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood injured 29 after detonating inside a dumpster. The bomb was made with a pressure cooker, cellphone, Christmas lights, and packed with metallic fragmentation material like BBs (air gun shot) to cause maximum possible damage. The construction was said to be similar to the improvised devices that Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev used to kill three and injure hundreds at the 2013 Boston Marathon. The Saturday night blast in Chelsea injured 29 after detonating inside a dumpster. The bomb was made with a pressure cooker, cellphone, Christmas lights, and packed with metallic fragmentation material like BBs (air gun shot) to cause maximum possible damage. The construction was said to be similar to the improvised devices that Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev used to kill three and injure hundreds at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Another similar device was found four blocks away but did not detonate on Saturday.Another similar device was found four blocks away but did not detonate on Saturday.
All 29 injured in Chelsea on Saturday have been released from the hospital. “My guess is the intention was to do more damage than they did,” Cuomo said.All 29 injured in Chelsea on Saturday have been released from the hospital. “My guess is the intention was to do more damage than they did,” Cuomo said.
In the initial aftermath of the explosion, De Blasio and Cuomo both stated there was no apparent involvement from outside groups. “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism,” Cuomo said Sunday. “But it’s not linked to international terrorism – in other words we find no Isis connection, etc.”In the initial aftermath of the explosion, De Blasio and Cuomo both stated there was no apparent involvement from outside groups. “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism,” Cuomo said Sunday. “But it’s not linked to international terrorism – in other words we find no Isis connection, etc.”
The attacks come with the city already on high alert to the UN general assembly scheduled to take place this week. Additional security is also in place in the city due to Barack Obama being in town over the weekend with his daughters. “We have more security forces probably than ever in history right now,” Cuomo said.The attacks come with the city already on high alert to the UN general assembly scheduled to take place this week. Additional security is also in place in the city due to Barack Obama being in town over the weekend with his daughters. “We have more security forces probably than ever in history right now,” Cuomo said.