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A would-be suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosive device at the Port Authority bus terminal subway station in New York City, the NYPD said Monday. The blast created mass chaos and disrupted multiple subway lines in the city.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. The explosion was caught on video
The explosion occurred in an underground passageway around 7:30 a.m. ET near 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue, NYPD and FDNY officials told Fox News. The moment the explosive device went off was captured on video and shared on social media.
BREAKING VIDEO: Moment of explosion at 42nd St and 8th Avenue in Manhattan pic.twitter.com/JwygdnnwNb
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) December 11, 2017
NYPD deputy commissioner of intelligence and counter-terrorism John Miller said that the explosive device was “based on a pipe bomb.” “It was affixed to his person with a combination of Velcro and zip ties,” Miller said. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, D, said the bomb was an “effectively low-tech device.”
2. Very few people were injured
Four people, including the suspect, were taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the Associated Press reported. The blast caused smoke to fill the passageway, which was crowded with morning commuters.
The suspect, who is now in police custody, is suffering from burns and wounds on his body, NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said.
3. The suspect was identified as Akayed Ullah
The suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi national. According to police officials, Ullah had an address in Brooklyn and has lived in the U.S. for seven years.
He intentionally detonated explosive devices strapped to his body, Commissioner O’Neill said.
Ullah allegedly packed a five-inch metal pipe bomb and battery pack into the right side of his jacket, strapped to his midsection. He told police that he made the bomb at the electrical company where he works, the New York Post reported.
The device was partially detonated after malfunctioning inside the passageway to the A, C, and E trains. Ullah was quickly taken into police custody.
#PortAuthorityBomb suspect 27 year old Bangladeshi national Akayed Ullah. Came to US 7 years ago. Lives in Brooklyn. Bomb exploded on his torso. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/ekPG08SFiS
— Magdalena Doris (@MagdalenaDoris) December 11, 2017
4. This was an ISIS-inspired terror attack
New York City officials are calling the attack an act of terror. “This was attempted terrorist attack,” NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Speaking on MSNBC Monday morning, former NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Akayed “was setting the device off in the name of ISIS.”
New York Times correspondent Rukmini Callimachi reported that ISIS is celebrating the attack, calling Ullah an “istishadi” attacker.
1/ Former NYT Police Commissioner Bill Bratton tells @msnbc that man who detonated a bomb near Port Authority was from Bangladesh & was doing it “in the name of ISIS.” Bomb did not fully detonate & only injured suspect, plus lightly injured 3 others. https://t.co/AWTmOghB8F
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) December 11, 2017
2/ The suspect has been identified by police as a 27-year old of Bangladeshi descent with a last known address in Brooklyn. His name is Akayed Ullah. Already pro-ISIS channels are celebrating him as an “istishadi” attacker. pic.twitter.com/IkrO6kZm7E
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) December 11, 2017
3/ After every attack where the casualties are few, I see misinformed people labeling it a “failed terror attack” and theorizing ISIS won’t claim it because it was botched. Let’s be clear: This man walked into Times Square wearing a bomb. That is not a fail in ISIS’ eyes
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) December 11, 2017
4/ All you need to do to understand what ISIS claims is look at their history. They claim anything that propagates terror / fear, regardless of whether most would label it as “failed.” Examples include the Champs Élysée car incident, which injured no one. This (lightly) injured 3
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) December 11, 2017
Law enforcement officials said Ullah had no direct contact with ISIS and was acting as a possible “lone wolf.”
5. These are the names of the hero first responders
Ullah was taken into custody thanks to the quick action of Port Authority first responders. Police officer Jack Collins reportedly held the suspect at gunpoint and was assisted by officers Sean Gallagher, Drew Preston, and Anthony Manfredini.
GREAT JOB PAPD TAKING DOWN SUBWAY BOMBING SUSPECT. THANK YOU POs JACK COLLINS, SEAN GALLAGHER, DREW PRESTON, ANTHONY MANFERDINI.
— PAPD (@PAPD911) December 11, 2017
Thanks to the quick action of these police officers, Ullah will be unable to harm anyone else.
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