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| New York Port Authority attack: Akayed Ullah 'inspired by IS' | New York Port Authority attack: Akayed Ullah 'inspired by IS' |
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| The suspect being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City's main bus terminal has said it was in retaliation for US attacks on so-called Islamic State, US media say. | The suspect being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City's main bus terminal has said it was in retaliation for US attacks on so-called Islamic State, US media say. |
| Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant, was injured when a "low-tech explosive device" went off at the Port Authority terminal in Manhattan. | Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant, was injured when a "low-tech explosive device" went off at the Port Authority terminal in Manhattan. |
| Police say Mr Ullah chose the location because of its Christmas posters. | Police say Mr Ullah chose the location because of its Christmas posters. |
| Three other people suffered minor wounds in the explosion on Monday. | Three other people suffered minor wounds in the explosion on Monday. |
| Mr Ullah is reported to be in a serious condition in hospital after suffering burns when the device, which was strapped to his body, exploded in an underpass at the busy terminal. | Mr Ullah is reported to be in a serious condition in hospital after suffering burns when the device, which was strapped to his body, exploded in an underpass at the busy terminal. |
| He told police investigators he had been inspired by Christmas terror attacks in Europe and selected the Port Authority bus terminal after seeing a number of festive posters on the subway walls, US media report. | He told police investigators he had been inspired by Christmas terror attacks in Europe and selected the Port Authority bus terminal after seeing a number of festive posters on the subway walls, US media report. |
| Mr Ullah said the planned attack had been motivated by US air strikes on IS targets in Syria and elsewhere, the New York Times reports. | Mr Ullah said the planned attack had been motivated by US air strikes on IS targets in Syria and elsewhere, the New York Times reports. |
| CNN separately reports that Mr Ullah also cited recent Israeli action in Gaza after rockets were fired at Israel on Friday. | CNN separately reports that Mr Ullah also cited recent Israeli action in Gaza after rockets were fired at Israel on Friday. |
| A photo circulating on social media shows a man, said to be Mr Ullah, lying on the ground with his clothes ripped and lacerations on his upper body. | A photo circulating on social media shows a man, said to be Mr Ullah, lying on the ground with his clothes ripped and lacerations on his upper body. |
| The suspect's home in the New York City borough of Brooklyn is being searched. | |
| Neighbours tell the New York Times that they heard the sounds of "big fighting" coming from the home on Sunday night, the day before the attack. | |
| He may have been recently working at an electrical company, according to the New York Post. | He may have been recently working at an electrical company, according to the New York Post. |
| Mr Ullah emigrated to the US on a family visa in 2011 from the Chittagong area of Bangladesh. | |
| The Bangladeshi government says he had no criminal record in the country, which he last visited in September to see his wife whom he married two years ago. | |
| The visit lasted about six weeks, his uncle told the Associated Press, adding that Mr Ullah has a six-month old child with her. | |
| Mr Ullah's wife, who did not join him in the US, and other family members are now being questioned to try to understand how he was radicalised. | |
| 'We are a target by many' | 'We are a target by many' |
| Mr Ullah is believed to have acted alone in Monday's attack, Mayor De Blasio said. | Mr Ullah is believed to have acted alone in Monday's attack, Mayor De Blasio said. |
| New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said: "This is New York. The reality is that we are a target by many who would like to make a statement against democracy, against freedom. | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said: "This is New York. The reality is that we are a target by many who would like to make a statement against democracy, against freedom. |
| "We have the Statue of Liberty in our harbour and that makes us an international target." | "We have the Statue of Liberty in our harbour and that makes us an international target." |
| US President Donald Trump has said Monday's attack, which followed a terror attack in Manhattan in October that killed eight people, "highlights the urgent need... to enact legislative reforms to protect the American people". | US President Donald Trump has said Monday's attack, which followed a terror attack in Manhattan in October that killed eight people, "highlights the urgent need... to enact legislative reforms to protect the American people". |
| "America must fix its lax immigration system, which allows far too many dangerous, inadequately vetted people to access our country," Mr Trump added. | "America must fix its lax immigration system, which allows far too many dangerous, inadequately vetted people to access our country," Mr Trump added. |
| Earlier, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said that if Mr Trump's proposed immigration crackdown had already been in place, "the attacker would have never been allowed to come into the country". | Earlier, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said that if Mr Trump's proposed immigration crackdown had already been in place, "the attacker would have never been allowed to come into the country". |
| 'Nobody stopped' | 'Nobody stopped' |
| The explosion occurred at about 07:30 (12:30 GMT). Andre Rodriguez, 62, told the New York Times: "I was going through the turnstile. It sounded like an explosion, and everybody started running." | The explosion occurred at about 07:30 (12:30 GMT). Andre Rodriguez, 62, told the New York Times: "I was going through the turnstile. It sounded like an explosion, and everybody started running." |
| Another eyewitness, Alicja Wlodkowski, told Reuters news agency she had seen a group of about 60 people running: "A woman fell. And nobody even went to stop and help her because the panic was so scary." | Another eyewitness, Alicja Wlodkowski, told Reuters news agency she had seen a group of about 60 people running: "A woman fell. And nobody even went to stop and help her because the panic was so scary." |
| Nearby subway stations were evacuated, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal temporarily shut. | Nearby subway stations were evacuated, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal temporarily shut. |
| It is the biggest and busiest bus terminal in the world, serving more than 65 million people a year. | It is the biggest and busiest bus terminal in the world, serving more than 65 million people a year. |
| Recent New York terrorist incidents | Recent New York terrorist incidents |