TEMPO.CO, New York - New York emergency authorities responded to reports of an explosion at Port Authority, one of the busiest commuter hubs in New York, during rush hour on Monday, December 11.
As reported by Reuters, local news channel cited police sources as saying a possible pipe bomb went off in a passageway below ground at Port Authority.
Media reported the bomb injured several people, and another local news channel said that a man with a “possible second device” has been detained in the subway tunnel.
The New York Police Department said in its official Twitter feed that there was an explosion of unknown origin and that some subway train lines were being evacuated.
REUTERS