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| FBI bomb squad investigates ‘suspicious package’ in Elizabeth, New Jersey | FBI bomb squad investigates ‘suspicious package’ in Elizabeth, New Jersey |
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| A suspicious package has been discovered on railway tracks in Elizabeth, New Jersey, halting train services. Meanwhile nearby, the FBI has questioned five people of interest in connection with Saturday’s bombing in Manhattan which injured 29 people. | |
| Authorities carried out a controlled explosion after the package was discovered, according to NBC. No warning of the detonation was given beforehand, and officers were reportedly startled by the blast. | |
| However, NBC correspondent Miguel Almaguer tweeted that the mayor of Elizabeth said the blast was not a controlled explosion. | |
| A source also told NJ.com that a blast was heard at the site, adding that the sound did not come from a controlled explosion. | |
| The item was discovered in the area of North Broad and Westfield Avenue, CBS local reported, adding that local businesses have been ordered to evacuate. According to some reports, a hazmat team has also been dispatched to the scene and bomb technicians have a robot checking the package. | The item was discovered in the area of North Broad and Westfield Avenue, CBS local reported, adding that local businesses have been ordered to evacuate. According to some reports, a hazmat team has also been dispatched to the scene and bomb technicians have a robot checking the package. |
| Christian Bollwage, the mayor of Elizabeth, NJ, told reporters that at around 9:30pm on Sunday two men “noticed a package in the waste basket.” The men then took the package from the bin, thinking “it was of value to them” before they saw “wires and a pipe." They then proceeded to “drop the package” and notified the local police headquarters. | |
| The police then called a bomb squad who sent a drone to examine the package further. | The police then called a bomb squad who sent a drone to examine the package further. |
| “The drone indicated that it could be suspicious and it could be a live bomb” the mayor said, adding that the FBI is at the scene. | |
| Authorities at the scene are conducting a “secondary search” of waste bins for other possible threats, Bollwage added. | |
| Meanwhile, five men have reportedly been taken in for questioning by the FBI after the agents pulled over their car in Brooklyn, sources told New York Post. According to the information the detained people were heading over the Verrazano Bridge from Staten Island to Brooklyn. NBC reports that NYPD officers assisted federal agents at the scene. | Meanwhile, five men have reportedly been taken in for questioning by the FBI after the agents pulled over their car in Brooklyn, sources told New York Post. According to the information the detained people were heading over the Verrazano Bridge from Staten Island to Brooklyn. NBC reports that NYPD officers assisted federal agents at the scene. |
| The FBI clarified that it conducted a traffic stop, but no arrests were made or charges brought about in connection with the explosion that rocked New York on Saturday, stating that earlier media reports were inaccurate. | The FBI clarified that it conducted a traffic stop, but no arrests were made or charges brought about in connection with the explosion that rocked New York on Saturday, stating that earlier media reports were inaccurate. |
| “We conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle of interest in New York City but no arrests were made and no one has been charged with any crime,” FBI spokeswoman Kelly Langmesser told Reuters. | “We conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle of interest in New York City but no arrests were made and no one has been charged with any crime,” FBI spokeswoman Kelly Langmesser told Reuters. |
| The surrounding area of New York City remains on high alert after two bombs went off, firstly in New Jersey and later in Manhattan, on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, NY governor Andrew Cuomo announced the deployment of close to 1,000 state police officers and National Guard servicemen to monitor bus terminals, airports, and subway stations. | The surrounding area of New York City remains on high alert after two bombs went off, firstly in New Jersey and later in Manhattan, on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, NY governor Andrew Cuomo announced the deployment of close to 1,000 state police officers and National Guard servicemen to monitor bus terminals, airports, and subway stations. |