DC 'Highly Vigilant' After New York, New Jersey Bomb Attacks

Sep 20, 2016, 05:01

"I don't know the technological aspect of that".

An image of Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion in New York City, is seen in a a poster released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on September 19, 2016. One of the suspicious devices found in a trash can in Elizabeth exploded early Monday as a bomb squad was attempting to disarm it with a robot, officials said.

Police conducted a series of raids in Elizabeth on Monday, and also found five bombs near a train station in the town after receiving a tip late Sunday about a suspicious package. The accidental explosion triggered conflicting reports regarding whether police intended a controlled detonation. Bollwage went on to add, "I'm extremely concerned for the residents of the community, but more importantly extremely concerned for everyone in the state and country where someone can just go and drop a backpack into a garbage can that has multiple explosives in it with no timers and then you have to wonder how many people could have been hurt". "The other devices, I don't know what the Federal Bureau of Investigation and State Police are doing at this moment, but they are trying to remove them in a secure way to they can preserve them for evidence".

There were no reports of injuries. The mayor warned that other explosions were expected. New York's emergency management department says that New Jersey-bound Amtrak trains are being held at New York Penn Station.

Cuomo says he spoke to President Barack Obama on Monday.

Police found out that the two men had handled the device only when they looked at surveillance video. One police officer was shot in the hand and another in his bullet-proof vest, Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage told reporters.

A suspect believed to be Ahmad Khan Rahami, earlier named as a "person of interest" in the New York City and New Jersey bombings, was taken into custody this morning, according to law enforcement sources. The bin where the device was found contained several "pipe bomb-type devices" wired together.

Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service is operating on a modified schedule. Amtrak released a statement Sunday night saying, "Our customers are safe and trains have been brought into stations to allow passengers to disembark and seek alternate transportation".

PATH service resumed at the 23 Street station around 11 a.m., in the Chelsea section of NY after being closed in the wake of Saturday night's explosion of an improvised explosive device. The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN and the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) had earlier reports on the search for Rahami.

The FBI's Newark office tweeted that its bomb technicians had responded to the scene, along with investigators from Union County and the State Police of New Jersey. The device detonated as a police robot attempted to disarm it. There are no injuries & law enforcement personnel are at the scene processing evidence.

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