NEW YORK: A 27-year-old man was in custody on Monday after allegedly detonating a pipe bomb in a New York City subway station during the morning commute. The suspect, Akayed Ullah, was one of four people injured in the explosion, which occurred at about 7.20am in a passageway near 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, in midtown Manhattan near Times Square, New York City police said. The New York Times, citing several law enforcement officials, reported that Ullah said he had been radicalised online and had acted in retaliation for US airstrikes in Syria and elsewhere against the Islamic State, or ISIS. Mayor Bill de Blasio said: “This was an attempted terrorist attack.” He also said there were “no known additional incidents or activities” but said there would be an increased police presence in the city. Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, said an attack on the subway was “very frightening and disturbing” and “in many ways, one of our worst nightmares”.

Source: Pakistan Today December 12, 2017 05:48 UTC