Device Detonated in New Jersey, 5 People Questioned in New York Bombing Investigation

[greyl]

Last edited Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:41 AM - Edit history (2)

Source: NBC News

ELIZABETH, N.J. — A large explosion was heard in New Jersey early Monday near the scene where a suspicious package that appeared to contain pipe bombs was discovered earlier near the Elizabeth transit station.

No damage was immediately visible. There was no immediate word from authorities on whether the explosion might have been a controlled detonation of the device found a few hours earlier, but no warning of such a blast was given beforehand.

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The unexplained explosion shortly before 1 a.m. Monday came as developments continued moving quickly more than 24 hours after a bombing Saturday night injured 29 people in Manhattan. Authorities stopped a "vehicle of interest" in the New York blast at about 8:45 p.m. ET Sunday near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, though no one had been charged, the FBI said.


Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-explosion-fbi-cops-investigate-vehicle-interest-n-y-new-n650306

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"No injuries at Elizabeth explosion scene, county spox says"

An explosion was heard at the Elizabeth train station early Monday, where local and federal authorities were investigating a suspicious package.

The blast went off as a bomb robot was examining a device inside a backpack under the train tracks around 12:40 a.m. at Morris Avenue and Julian Place, a law enforcement source told NJ Advance Media. The explosion was not a controlled blast, the source said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.

According to Mayor Christian Bollwage, two men found the package in a waste basket on North Broad Street and Julian Place around 9:30 p.m.

The men took the package "because they thought it was of some value," walked for a bit, then saw wires and a pipe, dropped the package and notified Elizabeth Police.

Read more http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2016/09/suspicious_package_found_at_elizabeth_train_statio.html#incart_river_home


edit: updated with less scary headline that NBC has arrived at at same link.

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Authorities carried out a controlled detonation early Monday after a suspicious package appearing to contain pipe bombs was discovered near an Elizabeth transit station, authorities said.

No warning of the controlled detonation was given beforehand, and officers in front of a yellow police line at the station were startled by the blast.

A spokesman for Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage told NBC News that the detonation could be followed by more as investigators work through "multiple devices" found in a single backpack.

Officers and a robot were examining the other devices early Monday. No further details were immediately available.

[shenmue]

1. Holy shit

[vadermike]

2. Wtf

Did they clear the area around the original pipe bomb scene ?

[vadermike]

3. That's crazy

So they found it under the train tracks Good thing the bomb robot found it and no one was harmed There are some serious nut cases with this crap It doesn't really sound terrorist related it's so amateurish maybe domestic but we will find out soon .. Ugh

[herding cats]

6. It was in a trash can, too.

Christian Bollwage, two men found the package in a waste basket on North Broad Street and Julian Place around 9:30 p.m.

The men took the package "because they thought it was of some value," walked for a bit, then saw wires and a pipe, dropped the package and notified Elizabeth Police.

The Union County Bomb Squad was called in and used a drone to examine the package, the mayor said.

[christx30]

28. Jeez. Those guys are lucky they

didn't lose a leg or something. Glad the bomb was found and blown up without causing any injury.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Either the bomber(s) is really incompetent or they are trying NOT to kill a bunch of people.

I smell a rat.

[C_U_L8R]

21. Exactly, it seems more of a PR ploy

Hmmmm, who might be obsessed with PR stunts and is desperate and stupid enough to try something like this? I wonder....

And oh hey look there's a big debate coming up in a week...

[vadermike]

5. Ya

It's weird I mean if they really wanted to they could have It's really strange Very amateurish

[herding cats]

7. Per the NY Daily News, the two guys the bomb gave the police the discription of the SUV, too.

Which is how they were able to track the vehicle down. If it turns out they're the right people, these guys deserve some major hero status. They not only kept people from being hurt by the bomb, they kept the bad guys from getting away!

[greyl]

8. A tweet I saw said they were homeless.

Could be a very bright side to the story.

[herding cats]

11. It would be amazing if this changes their lives for the better.

No matter what, they've done a great deed tonight and should be thanked profusely!

[Skittles]

17. cannot be

I am told only people in small towns help each other

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

9. I'm seeing reports that a second bomb went off in NJ

Seeing things on twitter but no articles so far.

[greyl]

10. I'm not. nt

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

12. I saw a few tweets saying it but I'm still not seeing any news articles

Will post if I find anything.

[C Moon]

13. No others that I've seen. Where did you see this?

[herding cats]

14. I think it's some confusion as to what was found where, which started at CNN.

New York (CNN)[Breaking news update at 1:41 a.m. ET]

Up to five devices have been found in a backpack in a waste basket in Elizabeth, New Jersey, according to Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage. No cell phones or electronic timing devices were found on or near the devices, according to the mayor. The devices were found near a train trestle and train service in the area has been impacted.

[Breaking news update at 1:16 a.m. ET]
A suspicious package has been found in Elizabeth, New Jersey, according to Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage. Two men found the package in a waste basket and alerted police when they saw wires and a pipe, the mayor said. The package was detonated by law enforcement authorities and the FBI is on the scene.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/us/new-york-explosion-investigation/index.html

Reading the way they're reporting it makes it seem there were two separate incidents of bombs discovered in Elizabeth, New Jersey. My guess is CNN may confusing people with their reporting style again.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

15. Blast near Elizabeth NJ train station as bomb robot was inspecting suspicious device

Blast near Elizabeth NJ train station as bomb robot was inspecting suspicious device
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/777760919665475584

[technotwit]

16. Device detonated

Was the detonator a Samsung Galaxy Edge 7?

(sorry, I'll go to my room.)

[MowCowWhoHow III]

18. LEOs say that they are concerned that there MAY be an active terror cell in the NY/NJ area

NBC News: Law enforcement officials say that they are concerned that there MAY be an active terror cell in the NY/NJ area w/ @jonathan4ny
https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/777742180349771776

[leftynyc]

19. It's going to be a strange week in NY

I'll be taking Metro North in around 1-1/2 hours to the city, we have several people who do the same. And also have those who take NJ Transit (where these bombs were found). The General Assembly is this week which always brings city traffic to a standstill (I work around 10 blocks from the UN but further west on Park Avenue). Many friends in Chelsea - all have checked in and are fine. I hope nobody is stupid enough to leave a bag sitting anywhere while they do something because chances are it will get noticed and taken away and blown up just in case.

[vdogg]

20. Man, we've been VERY lucky so far.

If they're able to apprehend these folks with no loss of life it'll be a miracle. Now this is starting to look international, and I fear the effects on the election. I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but the timing of this is suspect. It's as if someone is trying their hardest to get Donald Trump elected.

[Democat]

22. Americans don't want Trump if there is more terrorism

If the world gets crazy, Americans will want Clinton as leader, not Trump.

[ellenrr]

23. FBI at an Elizabeth address apparently in connection with bomb

Just hours after a backpack containing five explosives was found outside the main train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey late Sunday night, FBI agents and the FBI’s Evidence Response Team is at an address in the town this morning.

NBC’s Tom Winter, who has been reporting on the development out of Elizabeth since Sunday evening, took to Twitter shortly ago with the following updates into the investigation:

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Tom Winter ✔ @Tom_Winter
BREAKING: Members of the FBI ERT and heavily armed FBI agents are at an address in Elizabeth, NJ. Unclear if connected to earlier incident.
5:53 AM - 19 Sep 2016
192 192 Retweets 118 118 likes
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Tom Winter ✔ @Tom_Winter
BREAKING: Law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation into events in NY / NJ say the FBI is at a new location in Elizabeth.
6:02 AM - 19 Sep 2016
46 46 Retweets 13 13 likes
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Tom Winter ✔ @Tom_Winter
NBC News: Law enforcement officials say that they are concerned that there MAY be an active terror cell in the NY/NJ area w/ @jonathan4ny
6:05 AM - 19 Sep 2016


UPDATE: 6:54 A.M. EST: ABC News 7 New York is reporting that the FBI is raiding the apartment.





http://www.mediaite.com/online/developing-fbi-is-heavily-armed-at-an-address-in-elizabeth-nj-this-morning/

[ellenrr]

24. man, I am off of twitter: 99% of responses are rw and stupid

all the Islamaphobes come out of the woodwork,
and also all the liberal-haters: "this is liberals fault" and this happens bec. of attempts at gun control
How many morons does it take?
UGH

[MowCowWhoHow III]

25. Apparently the flat above First American Fried Chicken (104 Elmora Ave)

Google map

[sarae]

26. OMG

That's about 15 min from where I live...

[MowCowWhoHow III]

27. Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, of Elizabeth, NJ, "is being sought in connection with" the NYC bombing.

BREAKING: NYPD: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, of Elizabeth, NJ, "is being sought in connection with" the NYC bombing.
https://twitter.com/NBCNightlyNews/status/777831889700790272

[Mc Mike]

29. Just waiting for the inevitable news that the actual perp

had his family admitted to the country from the Afghan war zone by Raygun/Poppy, or that his family was admitted during li'l bush's admin, at the exact same time shrub and dickhead Cheney were extrodinary renditioning even regular Moslem Americans to 3rd world nations for detention and torture. Or that he got into the US under the shrub Visa Express program.

Something like that.