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http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/us/new-york-explosion-investigation/
The intense investigation into the weekend bomb blasts in New York and New Jersey is leading authorities to signs of a possible terror cell in those two states, law enforcement officials told CNN Monday. The ongoing investigation, which includes two bombs in New York City and devices in two cities in New Jersey, has given authorities leads on specific people who are urgently being sought.
Also on Monday morning, a federal law enforcement official said BBs and ball bearings were among the pieces of metal that appeared to be packed into both pressure cooker bombs in New York. One of those devices exploded on 23rd Street, but the fact that it was partly under a metal trash container may have diminished the force of the blast.
The latest developments came just hours after a backpack containing multiple bombs was found Sunday night near an Elizabeth, New Jersey, train station, according to the FBI and the city's mayor. [...] The [New York City] blast occurred on the same day an explosion went off near a Marine Corps charity run in New Jersey and a man stabbed nine people at a Minnesota mall. Authorities are investigating all three incidents as possible terror acts.
Update: NYT: Police Hunt for Ahmad Khan Rahami in Connection With Manhattan Bombing
Update 2: The suspect has been captured alive, despite getting into a shootout with police.
[Ed's Note: Whereas in some parts of the world, BB is an abbreviation for ball bearing, in the US in particular it refers simply to a round pellet fired from a compressed air weapon.]
(Score: 3, Flamebait) by NotSanguine on Monday September 19 2016, @02:15PM
Trump promises to implement extreme vetting. Which means:
Melania Trump - not a threat, in fact an exemplar of the best talent we need in this country
Rahami and his sons - Trump would've figured out that they were dangerous, and not let them in
These aren't refugees. They are naturalized American citizens, business owners and job creators. Donald Trump thinks they need a tax cut [donaldjtrump.com].
#MAGA
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 3, Informative) by NotSanguine on Monday September 19 2016, @02:26PM
Just to clarify:
These aren't refugees. They are naturalized American citizens,
Again, from the NYT Article about Rahami [nytimes.com]:
Donald Trump thinks they need a tax cut.
Or maybe not. [forbes.com].
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 19 2016, @04:32PM
a naturalized citizen of Afghan descent, Ahmad Khan Rahami
Please, tell me he's not a Muslim.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2016, @01:10AM
Trump has boatloads of Subchapter-S corporations himself, in fact Mark Cuban speculated that that might be a reason he doesn't want to release his tax returns.
It would be entirely consistent with his behavior that he would give himself a huge tax break.