Status: 11.12.2017 4:58 p.m.
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According to Mayor de Blasio, the explosion in New York was an attempted terrorist attack. The detonation was triggered by an explosive device attached to the body of the arrested suspect.
Just over two hours after an explosion occurred in a pedestrian tunnel that connects Times Square with the bus station in Manhattan, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed the fears: “It was an attempted terrorist attack.”
The perpetrator, who is now known by name to the police, deliberately detonated a technically less sophisticated explosive device, a kind of pipe bomb, on his body and injured himself in the abdomen and hands in the process. Three other passers-by also suffered injuries, none of which were life-threatening.
Police forces have now searched the alleged perpetrator’s home in Brooklyn, New York, for more information.
Explosion in the middle of rush hour
The New York Police Chief confirmed that the explosion occurred around 7:20 a.m. The area, the most important hub for morning rush hour traffic in New York, has been cordoned off over a large area, but according to the latest information, the bus station is now open again.
Anti-terrorist units were stationed at every neuralgic point in the city.
The explosion led to a large-scale deployment of the police and fire brigade.
Image: REUTERS
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New York is a terrorist target
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo stressed that the city is a symbol of freedom and democracy. “That makes us a target,” he said, referring to possible terrorist attacks. He thanked the police and rescue workers for their efforts.
US President Donald Trump was “briefed about the explosion in New York” immediately after the event, his spokeswoman Sarah Sanders wrote on Twitter.
A city is arming itself
The security precautions in New York have been gradually tightened for years. Especially now at Christmas time, when millions of tourists come to the city, the security forces had announced further measures to be able to monitor places and streets even better.
A police officer blocks a street in New York.
Image: REUTERS
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Stop with pickup truck
An attack was carried out in New York in October that killed eight people. A man drove a pickup truck onto a bike path. The arrested perpetrator revealed himself to be a staunch follower of the “Islamic State”. It was the worst attack in New York since September 11, 2001.
With information from Georg Schwarte,
ARD-Studio New York
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