Governor: No apparent link between NY blast, overseas terror

Sep 19, 2016, 00:39
Governor: No apparent link between NY blast, overseas terror

The device was taken to an NYPD firing range in the Bronx.

Officials said an attack at a Minnesota mall in which a man stabbed nine people was being investigated as a possible act of terrorism; an Islamic State-run news agency called the attacker a "soldier of the Islamic State".

Although the investigators have not found evidences of a "terror attack", USA officials have not ruled out the possibility of a terror connection and have employed a Joint Terrorism Task Force to further investigate the case. "The president will be updated as additional information becomes available", a White House official said.

New York City Police issued a bulletin advising motorists that they should "expect extensive traffic delays and emergency personnel in the area" due to police activity.

City authorities updated the number of injured victims to 29, one of them being serious, and assured that "there is no specific and credible threat against NY city in this point of time, from any terror organisation".

The explosion came just after 8:30 p.m. ET at 133 W. 23rd St., between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in a neighborhood known for its vibrant nightlife.

"Whatever the cause", Mr.de Blasio said, "New Yorkers will not be intimidated".

"We are still in the process of trying to figure that out", he said.

Bill de Blasio told reporters in the hours after the blast that there is "no evidence at this point of a terror connection to this incident".

Danilo Gabrielli, 50, was watching TV at his 23rd Street apartment about a block away from the explosion site when he heard the blast.

CNN reported that law enforcement sources believed an improvised explosive device caused the blast.

An explosion on a residential street in the Chelsea neighborhood injured 29 people.

Cuomo said all had been released from hospital. He made the announcement minutes after stepping off his plane during a rally at an airport hangar in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, told a rally in Colorado Springs, that a "bomb" had exploded in NY, about 45 minutes after the explosion, before authorities had confirmed any details on the nature of the blast.

He continued, "But boy we are living in a time - we better get very tough, folks. It's a awful thing that's going on in our world, in our country and we are going to get tough and smart and vigilant". A spokeswoman for Trump did not respond to an email asking whether he was briefed about the incident before taking the stage.

The Manhattan blast followed a pipe bomb explosion earlier Saturday in Seaside Park, New Jersey, before the start of a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors.

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