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| New York bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami arrested in Linden, NJ after shootout with police | New York bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami arrested in Linden, NJ after shootout with police |
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| Police have arrested Ahmad Rahami, wanted in connection with the bombings in Elizabeth, New Jersey and the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, after a shoot-out in Linden, New Jersey. Two police officers were reported injured. | Police have arrested Ahmad Rahami, wanted in connection with the bombings in Elizabeth, New Jersey and the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, after a shoot-out in Linden, New Jersey. Two police officers were reported injured. |
| Two officers were reported injured by gunfire, after they responded to a call in Linden, a city just south of Elizabeth. | |
| The owner of a local bar spotted a man sleeping in a car and alerted the police, Linden Mayor Derek Armstead told NBC News. As officers approached the car, the man opened fire. | |
| Police said the suspect was detained. Sources told NBC News the suspect was identified as Rahami, a 28-year-old Elizabeth, NJ resident suspected in a series of explosions in New Jersey and New York over the weekend. | Police said the suspect was detained. Sources told NBC News the suspect was identified as Rahami, a 28-year-old Elizabeth, NJ resident suspected in a series of explosions in New Jersey and New York over the weekend. |
| Rahami was reported "alive but injured". His injuries were not life-threatening, law enforcement officials told local media, who showed images of Rahami being loaded into an ambulance. | |
| Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage confirmed Rahami's arrest and clarified that two officers were actually shot during the encounter, one in the chest and another in the hand. | Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage confirmed Rahami's arrest and clarified that two officers were actually shot during the encounter, one in the chest and another in the hand. |
| Officers also found a “suspicious package.” The bomb squad and explosive-sniffing dogs have been called in. | Officers also found a “suspicious package.” The bomb squad and explosive-sniffing dogs have been called in. |
| Police identified the Afghanistan-born Rahami on Monday as a person of interest in the series of bombing incidents over the weekend in New Jersey and New York City. | Police identified the Afghanistan-born Rahami on Monday as a person of interest in the series of bombing incidents over the weekend in New Jersey and New York City. |
| One improvised explosive device detonated just minutes before a US Marine Corps charity race on Saturday, in Seaside Park. Another bomb, also located in a trash bin, went off in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, injuring 29 people. An unexploded pressure-cooker bomb was found several blocks away. A fourth device detonated at the Elizabeth, New Jersey train station Monday morning, as police were trying to disarm it. | One improvised explosive device detonated just minutes before a US Marine Corps charity race on Saturday, in Seaside Park. Another bomb, also located in a trash bin, went off in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, injuring 29 people. An unexploded pressure-cooker bomb was found several blocks away. A fourth device detonated at the Elizabeth, New Jersey train station Monday morning, as police were trying to disarm it. |
| Rahami was identified as a person of interest based on the fingerprint on the unexploded pressure-cooker, Bloomberg reported. | |
| After the description of Rahami's car was made public, one report placed it at West Point, some 50 miles north of New York City, prompting a brief lockdown of the US Military Academy. It turned out to be a false alarm. | After the description of Rahami's car was made public, one report placed it at West Point, some 50 miles north of New York City, prompting a brief lockdown of the US Military Academy. It turned out to be a false alarm. |