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BREAKING VIDEO: Moment of explosion at 42nd St and 8th Avenue in Manhattan pic.twitter.com/JwygdnnwNb
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) December 11, 2017
New York – At approximately 7:20 this morning a man believed to be of Bangladeshi descent detonated a suicide bomb near the New York City Port Authority bus terminal, at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue.
Former NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Braton said that the preliminary investigation indicated that this is an ISIS inspired event.
Early reports indicate that the man’s bomb prematurely detonated. Officials said that three others suffered minor injuries.
Police say Akayed Ullah is the bomb suspect. He’s a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident and has been in U.S. for seven years.
Police have shut the area down as they investigate.
Developing
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is open.
Due to police activity, the entrance to the subway at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Eighth Avenue is closed.
Updates will be posted from @PANYNJ and @PABusTerminal as they become available.
— Port Authority NY&NJ (@PANYNJ) December 11, 2017