The police responded to a possible pipe-bomb explosion at New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal on Monday morning and said they had a suspect in custody.
- The police in New York City say they have one person in custody after an explosion took place in Port Authority, a massive transit hub in midtown Manhattan.
- Reports indicate the suspect may have been detained with an intact explosive device.
- Transit is backed up across the city as a result.
The NYPD detained one suspect Monday morning after responding to what the police believed to be a pipe bombing at New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal, a police representative confirmed to Business Insider.
NYPD Commissioner Bill Braton told ABC's Lisa Daftari that the suspect was a 20 year-old Bangladeshi male who acted in the name of ISIS.
The NYPD tweeted that only the suspect was injured in the explosion, but to avoid the area for now.
New York's official emergency-notification channel reported police activity at Port Authority, the massive transit hub at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, on Monday morning. ABC reported that at least some people were injured, though it was initially unclear how many or how severe.
Angelica Spanos, a freelance journalist, tweeted that the suspect "possibly has wires on him," indicating a possible second explosive device. A pipe bomb is a rudimentary explosive device designed to spread shrapnel.
Shortly after reports of an explosion surfaced, pictures popped up on social media apparently showing a police bomb-squad truck arriving at the scene. Videos from the area shows dozens of armed police officers and several ambulances rushing to the scene.
"There was a stampede up the stairs to get out," Diego Fernandez, a commuter at Port Authority, told Reuters. "Everybody was scared and running and shouting."
New York City last suffered a terror attack on October 31, when Saipov Sayfullo drove a rented truck down a pedestrial trail on the Manhattan's west side, killing 8.
The police say that the blast took place at about 7:25 a.m. ET, during the morning rush hour. The Port Authority bus terminal was evacuated, the streets around the terminal were closed, and subway lines were rerouted around both Port Authority and the connecting Times Square stop. Find information about train delays and rerouting here.
Port Authority is a critical transit hub for commuters entering New York City.
In 2016, the terminal saw a more than quarter of a million daily trips at the terminal.