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| NYPD investigates 2nd ‘potential device’ following Manhattan blast | NYPD investigates 2nd ‘potential device’ following Manhattan blast |
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| New York's counter-terrorism and bomb disposal units are investigating a “potential” second explosive device near the Manhattan area which was struck by a suspected home-made pipe bomb earlier in the day. | New York's counter-terrorism and bomb disposal units are investigating a “potential” second explosive device near the Manhattan area which was struck by a suspected home-made pipe bomb earlier in the day. |
| As a “precautionary measure” the NYPD is asking residents at the site of the second suspicious device on 27th Street to evacuate the area. People are being urged to stay away from windows as police proceed to “clear the suspicious package.” | As a “precautionary measure” the NYPD is asking residents at the site of the second suspicious device on 27th Street to evacuate the area. People are being urged to stay away from windows as police proceed to “clear the suspicious package.” |
| The suspicious package on 27th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues was discovered as authorities examined the area following the first “intentional” explosion that left 29 people injured in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. | The suspicious package on 27th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues was discovered as authorities examined the area following the first “intentional” explosion that left 29 people injured in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. |
| After the initial outdoor explosion occurred at 135 23rd Street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, federal and city authorities established a safety parameter, within which they later discovered the second “suspicious” package. | After the initial outdoor explosion occurred at 135 23rd Street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, federal and city authorities established a safety parameter, within which they later discovered the second “suspicious” package. |
| The second device a few blocks from the scene of a Manhattan explosion appears to be a pressure cooker attached to wiring and a cellphone, the Guardian reports citing sources. | |
| The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and a New York arson and explosives task force are assisting in the the investigation. The NYPD stressed that despite the precautionary measures they were “not evacuating the area.” | The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and a New York arson and explosives task force are assisting in the the investigation. The NYPD stressed that despite the precautionary measures they were “not evacuating the area.” |
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| While NY city mayo Bill de Blasio previously claimed that there was “no specific and credible threat against New York City,” the discovery of the second package could challenge that claim, especially after another improvised device exploded on Saturday morning in New Jersey, just across the Hudson river. | While NY city mayo Bill de Blasio previously claimed that there was “no specific and credible threat against New York City,” the discovery of the second package could challenge that claim, especially after another improvised device exploded on Saturday morning in New Jersey, just across the Hudson river. |