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New York, New Jersey Bombing Suspect Previously Known to US Authorities

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The suspect behind the bombings in New York and New Jersey over the weekend, Ahmad Khan Rahami, has been known to US law enforcement authorities, local media... 19.09.2016, Sputnik International

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New York, New Jersey Bombing Suspect Previously Known to US Authorities

17:02 GMT 19.09.2016 (Updated: 21:08 GMT 19.10.2022)

© REUTERS / FBIAn image of Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion in New York City, is seen in a a poster released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

An image of Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion in New York City, is seen in a a poster released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Sputnik International

The suspect behind the bombings in New York and New Jersey over the weekend, Ahmad Khan Rahami, has been known to US law enforcement authorities, local media reported on Monday.

Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion in New York City, is seen in this image taken from video, released by the New Jersey State Police - Sputnik International

Suspected Manhattan Bomber Ahmad Rahami Taken Into Custody in New Jersey

19 September 2016, 15:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Rahami was on authorities' radar, Fox News reported.

Earlier on Monday, police identified the 28-year-old Rahami as a suspect in three separate incidents.

Saturday night, an explosion in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood injured 29 people. Earlier in the day, a bomb exploded near a US Marine Corps charity race in the city of Seaside Park, New Jersey, about 80 miles south of New York. No one was hurt in the New Jersey incident.

On Monday morning, a third bomb exploded near a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey as police explosives experts were trying to disarm the device.