Bombing suspect arrested in the US

(Baonghean.vn)- On the evening of September 19 (Vietnam time), CNN cited security sources as saying that suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami was arrested after a shootout with police in Linden, New Jersey. Initial information said that a police officer was injured in the clash.

Suspect Ahmad Rahami was arrested after a clash with police in Linden, New Jersey. Photo: Pix11

Ahmad Khan Rahami is suspected of being involved in the explosions in both New York City and New Jersey. US authorities are looking into the possibility that a terrorist cell is operating in New York and New Jersey. It is worth noting that he was arrested just hours after the FBI released his photo.

Rahami, 28, an Afghan-American, is wanted for questioning in connection with two bombings along the US Marine Corps charity run in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and a bombing in the Chelsea area of ​​midtown Manhattan, New York, that injured 29 people.

Investigators in Elizabeth, New Jersey, near the residence of suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami. Photo: NY Times.

Earlier, federal investigators released a photo of Rahami, who has brown hair, eyes and a beard and lives in Elizabeth, near Newark International Airport, New Jersey. The FBI sent a warning to the public that the subject "may be armed and dangerous."

FBI issues arrest warrant for suspect Rahami. Photo: FBI

The explosion in New York occurred at around 8:30 p.m. on September 17 local time (7:30 a.m. on September 18 Hanoi time) in front of building No. 131, 23rd Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, injuring at least 29 people, one of whom is in serious condition. Images from a security camera on the street showed the explosive device placed in a trash can. The explosion shook and shattered the windows of surrounding houses.

Police found a second explosive device not far from the scene of the explosion in the Chelsea area of ​​​​midtown Manhattan. This device was homemade, made from a pressure cooker similar to the device used in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Police were able to neutralize the device.

Earlier that day, a bomb placed in a trash can exploded at Seaside Park in New Jersey, but fortunately no one was injured.

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(According to NY Times/Reuters)