Ahmad Rahami, 28, wanted in connection with the Manhattan bombing that injured 29 people
Authorities are
urgently searching for a "person of interest" in the Manhattan, New
York City explosion which left 29 people injured on sunday. The suspect is identified as 28-years-old Ahmed Khan Rahami, according to a memo circulated by NYPD.
The FBI also released
a wanted poster for Rahami with his photo, saying he is
"wanted for questioning" related to the bombing. Rahami is a U.S.
citizen originally born in Afghanistan, the FBI said. He is considered armed
and dangerous.
The address of a home
being searched by FBI agents in Elizabeth, New Jersey is linked to a person
with a similar name. An emergency alert was sent out this morning asking people
to call 9-1-1 if Rahami was seen.
The first explosion,
which took place shortly after 8:30pm was reported to have originated
from a device placed in a dumpster outside West 23rd Street between Sixth and
Seventh Avenues.
After the explosion, a second device reportedly consisting of
a pressure cooker attached to a mobile phone was found four blocks away in West
27th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
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