No other suspects sought in NY bombing

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, far right, walks from the scene of an explosion on West 23rd street in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood, in New York. Photo: AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, far right, walks from the scene of an explosion on West 23rd street in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood, in New York. Photo: AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

Published Sep 19, 2016

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New York - Investigators probing bomb blasts in New York and New Jersey say they've found no evidence so far that the suspect in the attacks was part of a broader terrorist cell.

New York City's mayor and police commissioner also say no other suspects are being sought at this time.

Ahmad Khan Rahami was shot Monday in an exchange of gunfire with police in Linden, New Jersey.

The assistant director of the FBI's field office in New York, William Sweeney Jr., said in a news briefing that “there is no indication that there's a cell” in the area.

The officials say evidence links Rahami to bomb blasts on Saturday in a New Jersey shore town and in Manhattan.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that, based on current information, “We have every reason to believe this was an act of terror.”

AP

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