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New York explosion: police say suspect injured and in custody | |
(35 minutes later) | |
The New York police department said “one male suspect” was injured and in custody after an explosion on the subway at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan. | |
A law enforcement official, speaking anonymously, told the Associated Press the explosion happened at about 7.30am. | |
The person arrested had a pipe bomb strapped to him when it went off on a subway platform, the official said. The suspect had non-life-threatening injuries, the official said. | |
The NYPD said no other injuries had been reported. The official who spoke to the AP said one other person on the platform sustained non-life threatening injuries. | |
A commuter who travelled through the Port Authority terminal at 42nd and 8th on Monday morning told the Guardian the explosion happened 60 seconds after they exited the building. A police officer told the commuter it was “a guy with a pipe-bomb”. | |
Subway lines were bypassing Port Authority and Times Square stations, the NYPD statement said, adding: “Avoid the area.” | |
In its initial statement on the incident, the NYPD it was “responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at 42nd Street and 8th Ave in Manhattan. The A, C and E line are being evacuated at this time.” | |
The fire department also said it was responding to the scene. In midtown, sirens could heard racing up 8th Avenue. | |
Port Authority is a subway and bus hub serving commuters from New Jersey and around New York City. According to the Port Authority website, about 230,000 bus passengers use the terminal each day. | Port Authority is a subway and bus hub serving commuters from New Jersey and around New York City. According to the Port Authority website, about 230,000 bus passengers use the terminal each day. |
One commuter told Reuters “there was a stampede up the stairs to get out” of the Port Authority building, adding: “Everybody was scared and running and shouting.” | |
The office of the New York mayor, Bill de Blasio, said: “The mayor has been briefed on the incident in midtown. The NYPD, FDNY and first responders are on the scene.” | The office of the New York mayor, Bill de Blasio, said: “The mayor has been briefed on the incident in midtown. The NYPD, FDNY and first responders are on the scene.” |
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted that Donald Trump had also been briefed on the situation. | White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted that Donald Trump had also been briefed on the situation. |
The explosion comes a month and a half after eight people were killed and more than a dozen were injured by the West Side Highway in Manhattan, when a truck was driven down a bike path. | |
The suspect in that attack pleaded not guilty to 22 counts including providing material support to the Islamic State group. | |
In September 2016, 30 people were injured when a bomb exploded after being left behind a dumpster on West 23rd Street, in the Chelsea neighbourhood. The suspect was found guilty in October, on eight charges. |