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Ahmad Khan Rahami to be arraigned on charges he tried to kill New Jersey police Ahmad Khan Rahami pleads not guilty on charges he tried to kill New Jersey police
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A man accused of setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York, injuring more than 30 people, is scheduled to be arraigned on charges he tried to kill police officers in New Jersey before they captured him. Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man accused of setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York last month, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of attempted murder of police officers trying to capture him.
Ahmad Khan Rahami’s hearing is set for Thursday in Elizabeth. Prosecutors said he will appear via video from his hospital bed. Rahami’s attorney entered a plea on his behalf to charges of attempted murder of police. Rahami appeared via video from his hospital bed in Newark, New Jersey, for his first court appearance on the charges.
Rahami, an Afghan-born US citizen, has been hospitalized with gunshot wounds since a police shootout that led to his capture on 19 September outside a bar in Linden. Authorities have declined to provide details on Rahami’s medical condition, citing privacy laws. The Afghan-born US citizen has been hospitalized with gunshot wounds since a police shootout that led to his capture on 19 September outside a bar in Linden, New Jersey.
Rahami is accused of detonating a pipe bomb in a New Jersey shore town and a pressure cooker bomb in New York City on 17 September, injuring 31 people.
A video stream of Rahami was shown in the courtroom in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Rahami’s head was propped up on pillows. A public defender stood next to him wearing a disposable hospital gown and plastic gloves.
Authorities have declined to provide details on Rahami’s medical condition, citing privacy laws.
Rahami, 28, is charged with five counts of attempted murder of a police officer and weapons offenses.Rahami, 28, is charged with five counts of attempted murder of a police officer and weapons offenses.
He is accused of detonating a pipe bomb along the route of a Marine Corps charity race in the New Jersey shore town of Seaside Park and a pressure cooker bomb in New York City on 17 September. No one was injured in the New Jersey blast, and 31 people were hurt in the New York blast. A second pressure cooker bomb did not explode.He is accused of detonating a pipe bomb along the route of a Marine Corps charity race in the New Jersey shore town of Seaside Park and a pressure cooker bomb in New York City on 17 September. No one was injured in the New Jersey blast, and 31 people were hurt in the New York blast. A second pressure cooker bomb did not explode.
Rahami’s public defenders have a policy of not commenting on cases.Rahami’s public defenders have a policy of not commenting on cases.