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Terrorist attack on the New York City Subway

On December 11, 2017, a pipe bomb partially detonated in a corridor between the Times Square–42nd Street and 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal subway stations adjoining the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, injuring four people including the bomber. MayorBill de Blasio described the incident as "an attempted terrorist attack".^[2] The bomber was identified by police as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, a Salafi Muslim immigrant from Bangladesh; he was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison in 2021.^[3][4]

Bombing

At approximately 7:20 a.m., during morning rush hour, a pipe bomb partially detonated in an underground corridor connecting the New York City Subway's Times Square–42nd Street and 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal stations, between the Seventh and Eighth Avenue subway lines. There were four non-life-threatening injuries.^[5]

The suspected bomber was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.^[6][7] According to the city's fire department commissioner, the suspect suffered burns to his hands and torso while three bystanders had "ringing ears and headaches".^[8]&#

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A calm commute Monday morning turned into chaos when police said a crude homemade pipe bomb exploded in an underground walkway near the Port Authority Bus Terminal, injuring at least five people.

Police said the "terror-related" incident happened around 7:20 a.m. in the passageway on West 42nd Street between 7th and 8th avenues, which connects the Port Authority Bus Terminal to the Times Square subway station.

Surveillance video from the scene shows a cloud of smoke filling the underground walkway after police said 27-year-old Akayed Ullah's homemade device exploded.

"This was an attempted terrorist attack," Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference Monday morning. "Thank God the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals."

The device was attached to his body using Velcro and zip ties, NYPD Deputy Police Commissioner John Miller said. Sources say the bomb only partially detonated after malfunctioning.

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"The preliminary investigation at the scene indicates that this male was wearing an improvised explosive device attached to his body," O'Neill said. "This device was intentionally detonated by the subject."

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