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PHOTO Emerges Of Injured Alleged NYC Terrorist
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A photo of the alleged NYC terror suspect Akayed Ullah is circulating on social media showing him with wounds to his torso after a bomb he was carried appears to have malfunctioned.
BREAKING PHOTO: The injured Manhattan terrorist after his bomb exploded prematurely pic.twitter.com/Rzr7Uldi4n
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 11, 2017
The Associated Press confirmed previously via a law enforcement official that Ullah had the explosive device strapped to himself when it exploded Monday morning in a busy New York City subway station. New York City officials noted that the device was fixed to Ullah’s body with zip ties.
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
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton told MSNBC the suspect was “possibly” a Bangladeshi immigrant to the U.S. who was inspired by the Islamic State. U.S. authorities are investigating the attack as a terrorism incident.
NBC News: The incident in New York is being investigated as a terrorism attack. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is on-scene.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) December 11, 2017
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