“We have every reason to believe this was an act of terror,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said after the arrest, which came less than 36 hours after a shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bomb similar to those used in the Boston Marathon bombing injured 29 people in New York’s Chelsea section, none seriously. A police officer went to investigate and recognized the man as Rahami, police and the mayor said. The shootout came after a weekend of fear and dread in New York and New Jersey. And there’s no better example of that than the people of New York and New Jersey,” the president said. One of the five devices found at the Elizabeth train station exploded while a bomb squad robot tried to disarm it.

Source: National Post September 19, 2016 15:35 UTC