It shook a massive explosion , on Saturday evening local time, New York City, US . Police and firefighters rushed to the scene in the Chelsea District of Manhattan , central New York.
Fire Department in the city and announced that the blast wounded about 29 people were injured, one of them in critical condition .
A police official said the " Twitter " that he found a possible second explosive device near the blast site , and wrote a spokesman for the New York City Police on " Twitter " The police were investigating " a possible second bomb
Bill de Blazeo mayor of New York , said there was no evidence that the Manhattan explosion was linked to "terrorism" , but added that there is no evidence that the explosion was " a deliberate action ," noting that investigators have ruled out a gas leak natural hypothesis , but they were reluctant to identify the cause of the explosion.
She told CNN , citing sources in law enforcement agencies that the bomb was apparently cooking utensil clicking connected by wires that may be a mobile phone . She had been found on a sheet in writing nearby.
It seemed de Blazeo reticent about the nature of the blast and said that the first indications are that it was " a deliberate act." He added that he is being treated with the scene of the explosion on a main street in an upscale area of New York as a scene of crime.
He said at a news conference after nearly three hours of the explosion " does not yet evidence of a link to terrorism ... There is no specific credible threat to New York City than any terrorist organization yet. "
He said that investigators do not believe that there is a connection pipe bomb explosion on Saturday in the town of Seaside Park , New Jersey . There were no injuries as a result of the blast, which occurred in a plastic trash can in a charity race to the enemy path. Authorities said they believe that the explosion was a deliberate act.
But the US official said that the common tasks of counter-terrorism force , a group of federal and local officials and officials of the states were called in to investigate an explosion at Chelsea , pointing out that the authorities have not ruled out a possible link to terrorism.
And it took over the joint task force is also investigating the explosion in New Jersey .
A source in law enforcement agencies said that a preliminary investigation indicated that the Chelsea explosion in a waste paper basket but caused yet to be determined . And CNN quoted sources in law enforcement as saying she believed that an improvised explosive device caused the explosion.
He said the White House official said President Barack Obama, who was attending a congressional dinner in Washington at the time of the explosion , " reported the explosion in New York City , which is still under investigation caused . " "The president will be informed with the availability of additional information. "
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A map showing the scene of the explosion
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