Dozens Injured in Manhattan

Bomb detonated in New York injures multiple

The building that exploded

HaleyB, Staff Reporter

Hearts lay heavy in Manhattan, New York after an explosion on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. The bomb exploded on the 23rd street in the Chelsea neighborhood injuring 29 people with no one killed.

The bomb was placed in a toolbox that was located in a trash container. The trash container was found in the middle of the street after the explosion, blown to pieces. The people who were injured were rushed to nearby hospitals with cuts and bruises from broken glass but have all been released.

Not even two hours later, police found another device two blocks away that was a pressure cooker wrapped inside a plastic bag with wiring and a cell phone attached. Bomb dogs were called to search the area for any more possible threats.

The police are not sure if the second device was supposed to replicate a bomb or if it was a tool to help the bomber, but it has been removed and is in custody for more research. There has been no evidence to prove it was a terrorist attack; however, investigators are searching for any clues on why it happened.

The explosion followed a pipe bomb explosion at a marine charity race in New Jersey and a stabbing attack at a mall in Minnesota. 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami was arrested on Monday and is now in custody because he is believed to be the person who was behind the bombing attack.

The FBI came across a finger print on the pressure cooker which did not explode linking Rahami to the bomb. They then found Rahami by putting a wanted sign of Rahami and a picture of him to help catch him before something else happened.

Rahami is now in custody and the police are trying to determine Rahami’s motive to setting the bomb and device.