New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the explosion “an intentional act,” but initially said there was no connection to terrorism. However, he cautioned that authorities had just begun their investigation into the blast, which reverberated across a city scarred by terrorism and vigilant about attacks. “I felt it, like a concussive wave, heading toward me.”“Then there was a cloud of white smoke that came from the left side of 23rd Street near Sixth,” he said. The blast shattered windows in a five-story apartment building and sent debris into the street, a law enforcement official said. That device went off at about 9:30am near the boardwalk in Seaside Park, New Jersey, Ocean County sheriff Michael Mastronardy said.

Source: Taipei Times September 18, 2016 15:56 UTC