New York City terror attack: What we know about the suspect
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) --
Details are starting to emerge about the man believed to be behind the pipe bombing in the underground corridor between Times Square and the Port Authority Bus Terminal Monday morning.The explosion, which happened around 7:30 a.m. in a passageway under 42nd Street between 7th and 8th avenues, triggered a massive emergency response by the NYPD and FDNY both above and below ground, tangling subway and bus service. Authorities described it as a terror-related incident.
The suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, who is from Bangladesh and has been in the country for seven years. Authorities say he entered the US on an F4 visa, a family-based visa, and lived at an address in Brooklyn. The FBI is now searching several locations in the borough.
The pipe bomb was assembled in the suspect's apartment, officials said, in an attack he is believed to have been planning for a year.
Ullah was severely injured in the apparent suicide bombing attempt, and he was taken into custody at the scene and transported to Bellevue Hospital. He appears to have been wearing a low-level explosive device. He was stripped of his clothes to remove it.
Fire officials said the suspect had burns to his hands and abdomen. Ullah is conscious and talking to authorities, telling them he is self-Inspired from ISIS online propaganda.
He currently works as an electrician, but he has worked as a taxi driver in the past.
A TLC spokesperson issued the following statement:
"I can confirm that the individual held a TLC For-Hire Vehicle Driver's License from March 2012 through March 2015, at which time it lapsed and was not renewed. As taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers are independent contractors and not employees, I unfortunately have no way of knowing whether he drove for any particular base, or whether he simply got the license but didn't drive at all. That said, since he held an FHV license, if in fact he did drive, we do know that it could not have been a yellow taxi."
Four other people were hurt in the explosion, but all the injuries are said to be minor. The victims were treated and expected to be released.
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