Elizabeth, NJ. – Agents with the Newark, New Jersey FBI office said that five more pipe bombs were found overnight. Officials said that two men found a backpack in a waste basket. The two opened the bag and became alarmed when they saw wires and pipes.
Chris Bollwage, the city’s mayor, told reporters that the pair alerted local police who responded to the scene. The waste basket was found outside a local pub that is located about 500 feet from a train station.
“Whoever threw it into the can was probably trying to get rid of it. It’s not in a highly congested area,” said Bollwage.
There was a suspicious package with multiple improvised explosive devices this evening at the Elizabeth Train Station in NJ. #Elizabeth
— FBI Newark (@FBINewark) September 19, 2016
In the course of rendering one of the devices safe, it detonated. There are no injuries & law enforcement personnel are at the scene….
— FBI Newark (@FBINewark) September 19, 2016
#BREAKING video shows moment bomb robot accidentally detonated device found @ Elizabeth NJ train station. @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/xfO97F2ebm
— Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoTV) September 19, 2016
