An explosion has occurred in New York City, one person is in custody who was wearing a ‘possible second device’ according to police and sources.
One person is reportedly injured after the explosion from what appears to be a pipe bomb, according to speculation.
The A, C and E trains are all being evacuated and numerous trains are now bypassing Times Square and Port Authority.
Furthermore, It still remains unclear how many are injured, however there are dozens of ambulances in the area.
Law Enforcement has set up a perimeter while the situation unfolds.
Updated at 0943 EST
From DailyMail:
A 27-year-old Bangladeshi national has been taken into custody with serious injuries after a suspected pipe bomb he was carrying malfunctioned and exploded prematurely inside a Midtown Manhattan subway station Monday morning.
Commuters said they felt a blast in the Subway tunnels underneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal around 7:30am. The bus terminal is a major transit hub for people commuting to and from New Jersey by bus, and is located just a block from Times Square.
Police have taken one man into custody, who was wearing a pipe bomb with wires and a battery back, a source told the New York Post. He was injured when the bomb malfunctioned, but is alive and in stable condition, according to the FDNY.
The FDNY says a total of four people were injured and that the injuries were non-life-threatening. The injured count includes the suspect.
While the suspect has not been identified by name, the Post reports that he is 27-year-old Bangladeshi national who lives in Brooklyn and has been in the U.S. for seven years.
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton told MSNBC’s Morning Joe that the suspect ‘supposedly was setting the device off in the name of ISIS’ and that it was ‘definitely a terrorist attack, definitely intended’.
