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‘Trashcan bomb’ rips through Manhattan: Twenty nine injured, one critical as explosion rocks Chelsea and a second device is found in a ‘PRESSURE COOKER’ – hours after bombing at military fun run

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Daily Mail

  • 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

One comment on “‘Trashcan bomb’ rips through Manhattan: Twenty nine injured, one critical as explosion rocks Chelsea and a second device is found in a ‘PRESSURE COOKER’ – hours after bombing at military fun run”

  1. 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.

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