Bomb explodes in New York subway
Pipe bomb injures two
published : 11 Dec 2017 at 22:05
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Associated Press
A pipe bomb that was strapped to a man went off in the New York City subway near the Times Square area of Manhattan on Monday, injuring the suspect and another person on the platform at the height of the morning rush hour, law enforcement officials said.
The person on the platform was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Another person on the platform sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly about the incident.
The explosion, which happened around 7.30am (7.30pm Thailand time), triggered a massive emergency response by New York police and fire both above and below ground, tangling subway and bus services at the nearby Port Authority bus terminal.
Everything around the Port Authority in the 42nd Street area was shut down.
New Jersey Transit buses headed to the Port Authority were diverting to other locations following the explosion.
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- anonymity: when someone's name is not given or known - การไม่ระบุชื่อ
- incident: something that happens, usually something bad - เหตุการณ์
- life-threatening (adj): serious enough to possibly cause death - เป็นอันตรายต่อชีวิต
- publicly: intending to be seen or heard by people in general - อย่างเปิดเผย
- response: a reaction to something that has happened or been said - การตอบสนอง
- sustain: to experience, injury, damage, loss, etc. - ประสบกับ (ความสูญเสีย การเจ็บป่วย)
- tangled: very complicated and difficult to deal with - ที่ซับซ้อน ยุ่งเหยิง
- trigger (noun): something that is the cause of a particular reaction or development, especially a bad one - ตัวนำ, การชักนำ
