Powerful Blast Injures at Least 29 in Manhattan

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A powerful explosion caused by what the authorities believe was a homemade bomb injured at least 29 people on a crowded sidewalk in the bustling Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night, according to the police.

A few hours later, the authorities found and removed what they described as a second explosive device four blocks away, raising the possibility that two bombs had been planted in the heart of the city.

Mayor Bill de Blasio called the explosion — which occurred about 8:30 p.m. on West 23rd Street — “an intentional act” but initially said there was no connection to terrorism and no immediate claim of responsibility.

Police officers swarmed Chelsea’s streets after the blast, which reverberated across a city scarred by terrorism and vigilant about threats, just days after the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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

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NY governor says no indication blast linked to terrorism

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday there was still no indication that an explosion that took place in Manhattan on Saturday night was linked to international terrorism.
"But it is very, very early in the investigation," Cuomo told reporters near the scene some 14 hours after the blast.

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@revelette2,

Unfortunately, there isn't much we can do about this kind of terrorism. All they can do is investigate after the fact, and try to apprehend the guilty person(s).

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@revelette2,

You know, Cuomo and I disagree. If it was a bomb, it was a terrorist bomb by definition.

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@roger,

ditto.

He did say not international terrorism, or words to that effect.

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@roger,

He's trying to keep the populace calm. Also, he's telling the bomber that he isn't going to disrupt the lives of New Yorkers.

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@roger,

I believe he said "international terrorism." That was what he said then, he might have spoken too soon before the facts were known.

The following is the latest that I know of:

Police Hunt for Ahmad Khan Rahami in Connection With Manhattan Bombing

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The police and federal agents are searching for a 28-year-old man, described as a naturalized citizen of Afghan descent, Ahmad Khan Rahami, in connection with the bombing in Manhattan on Saturday night, sending an unprecedented cellphone alert to millions of residents.

“I want to be very clear that this individual could be armed and dangerous,” Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York said on Monday morning. “Anyone seeing him should call 911 immediately.”

Mr. Rahami was identified on surveillance video near the locations of both the bomb that exploded in Chelsea and another device that did not detonate a few blocks away, according to law enforcement offcials.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who said on Sunday that the attack did not appear to have a link to international terrorism, said new evidence might change that thinking.

“I would not be surprised if we did have a foreign connection to the act,” he said on CNN on Monday morning.

I would think if was international terrorism, it would have been on a larger scale, but, it could turn out that way.

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@revelette2,

Sorry, I did not notice "international terrorism" in your post.

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Just in the news - suspect re NY and New Jersey part of a terror cell..

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/us/new-york-explosion-investigation/

I haven't read it myself yet, so not quoting.

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New York bombings suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami is in custody after shooting a police officer in Linden, New Jersey, according to US media.

Linden is close to the city of Elizabeth, where further devices were found late on Sunday.

The 28-year-old Afghan-born US citizen had been named by the FBI as a suspect in Saturday's bombing in Manhattan. which injured 29 people.

His family home in Elizabeth was being searched by officers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37411784

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@izzythepush,

And NBC article downplays the cell being a sure thing...

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ny-nj-bombings/ahmad-rahami-identified-n-y-n-j-bombings-suspect-officials-n650306

Hope his being shot (which I get) doesn't mean he can't talk (not that he will).

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@izzythepush,

Yeah, I saw that on my news app.

updates

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@ossobucotemp,

He looks as though he was only shot in the arm, not saying he will talk though.

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@ossobucotemp,

Maybe he shot a police officer (Izzy's BBC link) as well as being shot himself..

This is all happening fast.

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@ossobucotemp,

Hard to say about cells. If an individual is inspired to commit terrorist acts because of jihadis and their videos, is he still just an individual or part of a group? If he talks another friend into it are they now a cell?

I don't know, Timothy McVeigh was labelled a solitary killer, but was that just because he was white?

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@izzythepush,

Yeah, I'm no 'what is a cell expert', except back in my lab days, a different matter except as a metaphor.

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