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UK DAILY NEWS
Footage shows the moment 'pipe bomb malfunctions and explodes prematurely, injuring ISIS-inspired Bangladeshi suspect in his 20s wearing wires'
By Ashley Collman
A suspect has been taken into custody after an explosion at the
Port Authority subway station in New York City Monday morning. The suspect has
been identified as a 27-year-old Bangladeshi national (pictured above)
- An explosion was felt Monday morning in the Subway station underneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan
- Police have
taken one man into custody, who was reportedly carrying a pipe bomb
- The suspect is
a 27-year-old Bangladeshi national who has been living in the U.S. for seven
years
- Former NYPD
Commissioner Bill Bratton said the suspect 'supposedly was setting the device
off in the name of ISIS' and that it was 'definitely a terrorist attack,
definitely intended'
- CNN reports
that the bomb detonated prematurely, injuring the suspect
- The FDNY says
four people were injured and all the injuries were non-life-threatening
An NYPD police officer stands in front of gathered fire fighters outside the Port Authority terminal as commuters walk around them
Commuters said they felt a blast in the Subway tunnels
underneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal around 7:30am. The bus terminal is a
major transit hub for people commuting to and from New Jersey by bus, and is
located just a block from Times Square.
Police have taken one man into custody, who was wearing a
pipe bomb with wires and a battery back, a source told the New York Post. He was injured when the bomb malfunctioned,
but is alive and in stable condition, according to the FDNY.
The FDNY says a total of four people were injured and
that the injuries were non-life-threatening. The injured count includes the
suspect.
Panicked
commuters piled on to escalators to get out of the station after the explosion
which occurred just after 7.30am
They also learned that the device was homemade and could
have caused catastrophic damage if it went off as intended.
The Port Authority is the largest in the country and the
busiest in the world - serving about 225,000 commuters a day.
Everything around the Port Authority in the 42nd Street
area was shut down - a surreal scene of still at what would ordinarily be a
bustling rush hour.
New Jersey Transit buses headed to the Port Authority
were diverting to other locations following the explosion.
Commuters were still rushing out of the station at shortly after 8am. The explosion was reported at 7.30am
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders
tweeted Monday morning that the president had been briefed on the
situation.
