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An explosion went off near the bus terminal at the Port Authority Monday morning (Dec 11) on 42nd Street and 8th Avenue.
From current reports it looks like it may be a lone actor. Port Authority bus terminal is now open again. Expect delays and police activity while traveling in the area.
Below is some information as it is coming in.
The NYPD is responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at 42nd Street and 8th Ave, #Manhattan. The A, C and E line are being evacuated at this time. Info is preliminary, more when available. pic.twitter.com/7vpNT97iLC
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 11, 2017
Snapchat video shows emergency crews outside Port Authority terminal after reports of possible explosion. pic.twitter.com/kMkDLfOgO0
— Ryan Wood (@RyanWoodDFW) December 11, 2017
Transit Alert: 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, & W trains all bypassing Times Square-42nd St station because of an NYPD investigation at Port Authority
— Jamie Stelter (@JamieStelter) December 11, 2017
NYC subway explosion photo sent in from one of our followers#nycexplosion #subwaybomb #news #pix11 #nbcnews #foxnews #cnn #fiosnews #portauthority pic.twitter.com/t6BotISnHi
— PTMOS95 (@TheLinxNY) December 11, 2017
BREAKING NEWS – latest- law enforcement tells .@jonathan4ny 1 suspect went into Port Authority carrying what’s believed to be a pipe bomb that went off prematurely. He’s in custody. Massive response at #portauthority
— Darlene Rodriguez (@Darlene4NY) December 11, 2017
LATEST: NYPD official says at least one person has sustained a minor injury and that it is the person in custody.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 11, 2017
BREAKING: “This may have been a lone actor… They [police] have somebody that they’re looking to talk to.” @NBCNews’ @Tom_Winter reports on explosion at Port Authority in New York City pic.twitter.com/aPHvMgzAnK
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 11, 2017
BREAKING: “This may have been a lone actor… They [police] have somebody that they’re looking to talk to.” @NBCNews’ @Tom_Winter reports on explosion at Port Authority in New York City pic.twitter.com/aPHvMgzAnK
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 11, 2017
BREAKING VIDEO: MOMENT OF EXPLOSION AT TIMES SQUARE SUBWAY STATION pic.twitter.com/bb6nEPwfqD
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 11, 2017
BREAKING: Port Authority bomb suspect from Bangladesh, acted in the name of ISIS, former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton tells MSNBC
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) December 11, 2017
“The Port Authority is a massive complex…At this point, I see no one exiting the building, so presumably” buses and subways there have now stopped and Port Authority appears to be shut down, @Brook Silva-Braga says. https://t.co/bM1QNc561o pic.twitter.com/B83qQyvGc2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 11, 2017
Update: A total of 4 injuries reported at the scene of an explosion at Port Authority. All injuries are non-life-threatening
— FDNY (@FDNY) December 11, 2017
Latest via @AaronKatersky: suspect in NYC is a male in his 20s. He is alive but badly hurt.
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) December 11, 2017
Update: A total of 4 injuries reported at the scene of an explosion at Port Authority. All injuries are non-life-threatening
— FDNY (@FDNY) December 11, 2017
JUST IN: The suspected Port Authority bomber has been identified as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, an ISIS-inspired Brooklyn man https://t.co/sI8z5juTQO pic.twitter.com/hZxcDfYeP2
— New York Post (@nypost) December 11, 2017
#BreakingNews Suspect in custody after pipe bomb detonates in tunnel underneath Port Authority Bus Terminal in #NYC @EBROINTHEAM @HOT97 @fox5ny https://t.co/uWPSyt8H2u pic.twitter.com/APPqx4ntRF
— Breaking NYC News (@breakingnycnews) December 11, 2017