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| NYPD police release PHOTO of man wanted in connection with Chelsea bombing | NYPD police release PHOTO of man wanted in connection with Chelsea bombing |
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| US police have released a photo of a man wanted for questioning “in connection” to the recent bombing in New York. Authorities suspect a terrorist plot behind the bombing and a string of other incidents that shocked US over the weekend. | US police have released a photo of a man wanted for questioning “in connection” to the recent bombing in New York. Authorities suspect a terrorist plot behind the bombing and a string of other incidents that shocked US over the weekend. |
| NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says the suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Akhmad Khan Rahami, a New Jersey resident and naturalized US citizen. | NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says the suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Akhmad Khan Rahami, a New Jersey resident and naturalized US citizen. |
| A home in Elizabeth, New Jersey is currently being searched by FBI agents in connection with the man, as it belongs to a person with a similar name. | A home in Elizabeth, New Jersey is currently being searched by FBI agents in connection with the man, as it belongs to a person with a similar name. |
| Federal authorities have already detained five people with possible links to the bombing, according to the NY Daily News. | Federal authorities have already detained five people with possible links to the bombing, according to the NY Daily News. |
| Police are also investigating whether a terrorist cell is behind the series of incidents in the US over the weekend. | |
| “I suspect there may be a foreign connection [to the bombings in New York and New Jersey],” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said, as cited by CBS. | |
| Explosive devices in New York and New Jersey may be linked, a homeland security official told Reuters. | |
| Authorities are also looking into an alleged manifesto posted on Tumblr which is said to claim responsibility for the bomb blast in Chelsea. The post titled “I Am The NY Bomber” has been taken down from social media, but the New York Daily News, citing a source in the New York Police Department, says police are taking the threat seriously. Its authenticity has not yet been confirmed. | |
| “The explosives detonated in New York City, that was me,” the posting reportedly read. “Those were just some tests, I know where I have made errors and I will not make the same mistake next time.” |