New York explosion: Governor says blast was ‘act of terrorism’
Source: News Corp Australia Network:
September 18, 2016 at 18:32
A 911 caller warned of further explosions after the dumpster blast that hit New York, wounding 29 people, as the governor declared the attack an act of terrorism.
Law enforcement sources told The New York Post an unidentified man called police, claiming to be standing at 23rd Street and Seventh Avenue in the aftermath of the blast.
“I’m looking at the explosion down the block. There will be more,” he reportedly said.
The news comes as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called the Chelsea explosion “an act of terrorism”, but said there was “no evidence” of ties to an international group.
The bombing is one of three “terror attacks” on US soil in one day, including a mass stabbing at a Minnesota shopping centre claimed by Islamic State and a pipe bomb explosion in New Jersey ahead of a charity race.
New York City police say they’re going to blow up the second device found blocks away from where a bomb exploded in Manhattan on Saturday night.
The controlled detonation will take place at a police facility in the Bronx on Sunday evening.
The second device was described by a law enforcement official as a pressure cooker with wires and a cellphone attached to it. It was taken from the scene by a bomb removal robot.
Police have not said what, if any, forensic evidence they’ve collected from that device.
NEW YORK EXPLOSION: Chelsea rocked by bomb blast
A mangled dumpster at the site of an explosion in the Chelsea, New York. Picture: AFP/Justin LaneSource:AFP
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (second right) and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (third right) stand in front of a mangled dumpster while touring the site of an explosion. Picture: AFP/Justin LaneSource:AFP
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