At least 29 people injured in New York explosion
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At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in New York, that officials say was intentionally triggered.
The blast shook the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan on Saturday night.
Video said to show moment of explosion
Video shows moment of IED Explosion at W 23 St & 6th Ave in Manhattan pic.twitter.com/O270bZWOzF— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) September 18, 2016
‘Intentional’ act
New York mayor Bill de Blasio said he believed that the explosion was “intentional” but that there was no immediate evidence of a link to terrorism.
The blast, described by one person as “deafening,” happened outside the Associated Blind Housing facility at 135 W. 23rd Street. It provides housing, training and other services for the blind.
A possible secondary device was also located in the same area, according to reports.
None of the injuries are said to be life-threatening.
Huge explosion in Chelsea blew this dumpster ... pic.twitter.com/1lSIGjRyC8— Chris Duffy (@voicehalf) September 18, 2016
‘It blew the back window out’
Hundreds of people were seen fleeing down the street on a cool evening, as police cordoned off the area.
“It was really loud, it hurt my eardrums. My 10-year-old boy was sat in the back seat of the car, and the explosion blew the back window out,” said Tsi Tsi Mallett, who was in a vehicle driving along 23rd Street when the explosion happened. Her son was not injured.
“It was a quiet night, and then I heard this deafening boom” https://t.co/cuYDEJILsA #NYCexplosion pic.twitter.com/g9DBTjpLuG— Connor Ryan (@connortryan) September 18, 2016
Video of first few secs in #nyc #newyorkcity huge bombing pic.twitter.com/aOLWyvQTTB— Itay Cohai (@itaycohai) September 18, 2016
Second blast
The blast happened just hours after a pipe bomb went off in a rubbish bin in a town in New Jersey, along the route of a charity race which was due to get underway.
FBI on scene #manhattan #explosion #chelsea pic.twitter.com/jndHkXOBpB— Avidor.Law (@JonAvidor) September 18, 2016
The blast shook the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan on Saturday night.
Video said to show moment of explosion
Video shows moment of IED Explosion at W 23 St & 6th Ave in Manhattan pic.twitter.com/O270bZWOzF— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) September 18, 2016
‘Intentional’ act
New York mayor Bill de Blasio said he believed that the explosion was “intentional” but that there was no immediate evidence of a link to terrorism.
The blast, described by one person as “deafening,” happened outside the Associated Blind Housing facility at 135 W. 23rd Street. It provides housing, training and other services for the blind.
A possible secondary device was also located in the same area, according to reports.
None of the injuries are said to be life-threatening.
Huge explosion in Chelsea blew this dumpster ... pic.twitter.com/1lSIGjRyC8— Chris Duffy (@voicehalf) September 18, 2016
‘It blew the back window out’
Hundreds of people were seen fleeing down the street on a cool evening, as police cordoned off the area.
“It was really loud, it hurt my eardrums. My 10-year-old boy was sat in the back seat of the car, and the explosion blew the back window out,” said Tsi Tsi Mallett, who was in a vehicle driving along 23rd Street when the explosion happened. Her son was not injured.
“It was a quiet night, and then I heard this deafening boom” https://t.co/cuYDEJILsA #NYCexplosion pic.twitter.com/g9DBTjpLuG— Connor Ryan (@connortryan) September 18, 2016
Video of first few secs in #nyc #newyorkcity huge bombing pic.twitter.com/aOLWyvQTTB— Itay Cohai (@itaycohai) September 18, 2016
Second blast
The blast happened just hours after a pipe bomb went off in a rubbish bin in a town in New Jersey, along the route of a charity race which was due to get underway.
FBI on scene #manhattan #explosion #chelsea pic.twitter.com/jndHkXOBpB— Avidor.Law (@JonAvidor) September 18, 2016