THE GUARDIANManhattan explosion: New York on full alert after city rocked by blast
September 19th, 2016
New York on full alert after bomb attacks injure several, rock city. Feds investigating terrorism.
New York has been placed on full alert after 29 people were injured in an explosion in the Chelsea area of Manhattan on Saturday evening, with at least one other device being investigated by police in the city.
The cause of the first blast, which one witness said was “like a volcano”, was believed to have been an explosive device placed in a trash can on 23rd Street, a bustling area of the city on the lower west side a few blocks from the Empire State Building.
