- Police responded to explosion in Chelsea neighborhood at West 23rd and Sixth Avenue around 8.30pm
- Hundreds of people were fleeing the scene down the block as police cordoned off the area
- At least 29 people were reported injured by the Fire Department but injuries don’t appear life-threatening
- Police have said cause of blast is unknown as bomb sniffing dogs search for remnants of a possible bomb
- NYPD Special Ops tweeted that they are investigating a ‘possible’ second device found four blocks away
- The subways in the area have been shut down because of the explosion, authorities said
- Mayor Bill de Blasio said during press conference that authorities believe it was an ‘intentional act’
- NYPD has increased security across the city following the blast Saturday night as a precaution
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3794824/Explosion-reported-Manhattan.html#ixzz4Ka1PBfju
Gee, let me guess… the press will say it was a mentally ill person raving allahu achbar, but it had nothing to do with Islam.