Footage Shows Aftermath of ‘Attempted Terrorist Attack’ at New York Transit Hub
Four people were injured in an
explosion in the passageway connecting the Times Square and Port
Authority subway stations. A suspect is in custody.
By MALACHY BROWNE, CHRIS CIRILLO and BARBARA MARCOLINI
A
27-year-old man set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body during the
morning rush hour on Monday, deep inside one of Manhattan’s busiest
commuter corridors, the police said.
The
blast echoed through the subway tunnels just off Times Square, and
filled parts of the Port Authority Bus Terminal with smoke as commuters
fled into the streets to escape what the authorities quickly concluded
was an act of terror.
A
suspect, identified by the police as Akayed Ullah, an immigrant from
Bangladesh who lived in Brooklyn, was in police custody. He suffered
burns to his hands and abdomen, and was in serious condition at Bellevue
Hospital Center, according to Daniel A. Nigro, the commissioner of the
New York Fire Department. Four other people had minor injuries, he said.
The
explosion occurred at 7:20 a.m., the police said, in a pedestrian
walkway connecting the Eighth Avenue, Seventh Avenue and Broadway lines,
and was captured on surveillance video.
Mr.
Ullah had attached the pipe bomb to himself with a “combination of
Velcro and zip ties,” said James P. O’Neill, the commissioner of the New
York Police Department. The secure fastening may have indicated that
Mr. Ullah entered the subway intending to carry out a suicide bombing.
Where the Port Authority Subway Explosion Happened
The explosion occurred in the underground passageway
connecting the Times Square and Port Authority subway stations in
Manhattan.
However, while he initially talked to investigators shortly after the attack, it was not immediately clear whether he had told them that he intended to kill himself, according to a police official who declined to be identified because the investigation was continuing.
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At
a news conference on Eighth Avenue just outside the Port Authority, the
police displayed a picture of Mr. Ullah that appeared to have been
taken inside the subway walkway after the blast. In it, he is curled in a
fetal position; his exposed stomach is blackened.
Mr. Ullah acted alone, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, adding that no other devices had been found.
“Our
lives revolve around the subway,” the mayor said. “The choice of New
York is always for a reason, because we are a beacon to the world. And
we actually show that a society of many faiths and many backgrounds can
work.”
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