guardian: New York subway explosion: four injuries reported – live updates

NPYD commissioner O’Neill declines to answer a question whether the suspect said anything before attempting to detonate the device.

He’s asked about vulnerabilities in the subway system. “We have almost 3,000 transit cops,” O’Neill says. “All parts of the system are patrolled.”

A question follows about the explosive device. An official named John Miller says that “without getting into too many specifics” the device was a type of pipe bomb, made in part with a combination of velcro and zip ties”.

A reporter asks whether the suspect detonated the device himself. O’Neill says police are looking into it. He refuses to say anything about the suspect’s background. [more…]

rt. com live – Attack New York

https://www.rt.com/on-air/412723-nypd-speaks-blast-manhattan/embed

nytimes: Explosion Near Port Authority in New York Prompts Evacuations

An explosion Monday morning caused the authorities to evacuate one of the busiest transit hubs in New York City as the weekday was set to begin.The Police Department said in a tweet that it was responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, where two subway stations, Times Square and Port Authority, are connected by a tunnel. The Port Authority bus station was also evacuated. [more…]

welt.de: Berichte über „Explosion“ am Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in New York

Am Zentralen Busbahnhof am Times Square in New York soll es eine Explosion gegeben haben. Die Polizei meldete, sie sei vor Ort. Die U-Bahn-Linien A, C und E würden derzeit evakuiert. Die Lage ist unübersichtlich. [mehr…]

ntv: Polizei im Großeinsatz – Explosion in New York

Im New Yorker Stadtteil Manhattan hat es nach Angaben der Polizei eine “Explosion” gegeben. Der Zwischenfall ereignete sich am zentralen Busbahnhof in der Nähe des bei Touristen beliebten Times Square. Drei U-Bahn-Linien werden evakuiert. Zu möglichen Verletzten machte die Polizei zunächst keine Angaben. [mehr…]