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Suspect linked to NYC area bombs detained after shootout
The suspect connected with bombings in the New York City area this weekend has been captured in Linden, New Jersey after a shootout with police. Twenty-eight year old Ahmed Kahn Rahami was shot by police, according to Union County Acting Prosecutor Grace Park. Two police officers were also wounded.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAhmed Kahn Rahami was shot by police, according to Union County Acting Prosecutor Grace Park. Two police officers were also wounded. The first bomb connected to Rahami exploded in a garbage can in Seaside Park, New Jersey near a Marine Corps charity run on Saturday. Later that evening, a bomb exploded in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, wounding 29 people. Several other bombs connected to Rahami were found both in New York City and New Jersey.
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