Morning, was this an act of terror . The blast coming on the same day as a pipe bomb explosion at a Marine Charity run in new jersey, and a mass stabbing at a mall . Minnesota. Team coverage of the breaking story and the hunt for answers. Good sunday morning, everyone. Its a very busy morning. Well get right to the breaking news. That explosion on a crowded street in lower manhattan. Theres the Surveillance Footage on the street that the device went off in the chelsea neighborhood. Bystanders running away. 29 people take on the the hospital. Moments later, just blocks away, a second suspicious device was found. A Pressure Cooker with the cell phone and wires attached. All wrapped in a plastic bag. Now, the mayor of new york said the blast was, quote, an intentional act. Of terrorism right now. He might have been trying to calm fears. But the incident in manhattan follows explosions, and a stabbing attack at a mall in minnesota. We do have Team Coverage of this fastmoving story. We star
Just past 8 30 in manhattans popular chelsea neighborhood. People out strolling suddenly running for cover. Debris everywhere. Building alarms blaring. Within moments, Law Enforcement descending on 23rd street. Theres units saying there was an explosion from a garbage pail. Have units stay off the block. Reporter the force of the explosion blowing out windows in buildings and cars, and glass and shrapnel blowing into the street, responders leading injured into ambulances. Investigators begin sifting through the debris. The bomb placed next to this dumpster now a heap of twitted metal. This was an intentional act. Reporter then word that second suspicious device had been found just four blocks north. Two former new York State Troopers patrolling on foot, finding this Pressure Cooker. As Authorities Say they have not found a link to international terrorism. Was it a political motivation, personal motivation . What was it . We dont know that yet. Reporter i spoke with the fire commissione
Moments, and the big surprises, and some from the red carpet. Thats all ahead in the skinny on this monday, september 19th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, im diane macedo. Im kendis gibson. Just after midnight, another device exploded in new jersey a bomb squad was trying to disarm five devices found in a backpack when one of them went off. A Amtrak Service temporary suspended overnight, and the fbi working to disconnect the other four devices. Investigators detained five after they were pulled over. No one has been charge pd. Saturday, the pipe bomb going shore, during a Marine Charity event. No one was hurt. That same day, a suspect shot dead after nine people were stabbed inside a minnesota mall. Back to the new york bombing, brian ross has the latest on efforts to make an arrest in this case, and a lot of new developments here. Reporter as authorities hunt for a bomber on the loose, the most important clue could be the device that did not explode, a Pressure C
Morning, was this an act of terror . The blast coming on the same day as a pipe bomb explosion at a Marine Charity run in new jersey and a mass stabbing at a mall in minnesota. Team coverage of a breaking story and the hunt for answers. Good sunday morning, everyone, its a very busy morning. So, were going to get right to the breaking news. That explosion on a crowded street in lower manhattan. Theres the Surveillance Footage of the device went off in the chelsea neighborhood. Bystanders running away. 29 people taken to the the hospital. Moments later, just blocks away, a second suspicious device was found. A Pressure Cooker with a cell phone and wires attached, all wrapped in a plastic bag. Now, the mayor of new york says the blast was, quote, an intentional act, but says theres no evidence of terrorism right now. He might have been trying to calm fears. But it follows a stabbing attack at a mall in minnesota. We do have Team Coverage of this fastmoving story. We start with abcs chief
And some big surprises. Thats all ahead on this monday, september 19th. From abc news, this is world news now. We want to get to breaking news well following overnight just after midnight, another device exploded in new jersey. A bomb squadas several devices found in a backtrack when one of them went off. Amtrak Service Temporarily shut down overnight. The fbi has questioned five people in connection with a bombing in new jersey. No one has been charged. And then there was saturday. That pipe bomb that went off in jersey and the jersey shore during a Marine Charity event. No one was hurt. Shot dead after nine people wr stabbed inside a mall. Brian, a lot of new developments here. Reporter as authorities comb for a bomber on the lose, the most important clue could be the device that did not explode, a Pressure Cooker connected to wires discovered four blocks in from the first site in a white plastic bag. Authorities believe its similar to the device that did detonate, apparently trigger