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BRATTON: NYC Attack ‘ISIS Inspired,’ Suspect Is Bangladeshi Immigrant

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Saagar Enjeti

December 11, 2017 8:37 AM ET

An explosion targeting the Port Authority Bus Station in downtown Manhattan Monday was allegedly carried out by an Islamic State-inspired Bangladeshi immigrant, former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton told MSNBC.

Update: Bill Bratton is on @MSNBC's #MorningJoe confirming that this was a terrorist attack in the name of ISIS near the Port Authority. https://t.co/v7r55XlYiy

— Holly O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) December 11, 2017

“Preliminary information indicates the attack was committed in the name of ISIS,” Bratton said Monday, adding that the suspect is “possibly” a Bangladeshi man has been in the U.S. for approximately seven years. Brattong continued that the suspect was injured badly enough that he could not be interviewed.

Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton tells @MSNBC: #PortAuthority bombing was ISIS-inspired by Bangladeshi national, now in custody. Pipe bomb detonated in tunnel connecting 7th Avenue subway with Port Authority.

— William Daroff (@Daroff) December 11, 2017

The Associated Press, citing a law enforcement official, noted that the suspect had the bomb strapped to him at the time of detonation.

BREAKING: Law enforcement official tells AP that man had explosive device strapped on when it exploded in New York City subway.

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 11, 2017

The incident would mark the second ISIS-inspired attack on New York City within the last two months. Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek immigrant inspired by ISIS, mowed down tens of people on a busy New York bike path.

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