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In New York, an explosion occurred near the bus station at Manhattan. The suspect, who was injured, was detained, the city police department reported .

In total, in the explosion, which occurred around 7:20 (15: 200 Moscow time), four people were injured. Nothing threatens their lives, the police said.

According to CNN, on the suspect was a home -made "Shahid belt." However, the explosive device did not work "properly." The terrorist survived, people who were near him received light injuries. Firefighters and police officers work at the scene. Passengers and visitors were evacuated from the transplant unit and the shopping center, which includes the bus station.

Metro trains and the suburban line drove through the station in the area of ​​which an explosion occurred, without stopping. The nearest quarters were blocked, the police asked motorists to choose detour routes. Three hours later, the cordon was removed.

The explosion at the bus station was a failed terrorist attack, New York mayor Bill de Blazio said on Monday. "The explosion in New York was an attempt to a terrorist attack," he said at a press conference. At the same time, the mayor noted that there were no other threats, New York is safe.

The police later reported that the demolition of a homemade device was carried out by a 27-year-old native of Bangladesh Akayed Yulla, sympathizing with the Islamic State. For the past seven years, he lived in Brooklyn.

On October 31, in Nizhny Manhattan, a native of Uzbekitan Saipov drove seven quarters on the sidewalk and bicycle paths, knocking down passers -by and cyclists. Then the terrorist crashed into a school bus and another car, after which he got out of the pickup with weapons in his hands, shouting "Allahu Akbar!" The police officer arrived in time, wounding the attacker in his stomach.

Six victims died on the spot, two more died in the hospital. 12 people survived, but received serious injuries. Among the dead there are one Belgian and five Argentines. In the pickup of the terrorist, a note was discovered that he acted in the name of the "Islamic state".

Saipova was taken to the hospital under guard and operated on. As reported, in his hospital ward, he asked to hang out the IS flag. The next day, Saipov was brought to the federal court in Manhattan in a wheelchair. There the terrorist was arrested. The accused refused to not testify against himself and stated that he was inspired by IG ideas and wanted to kill as many people as possible in New York.

Saipov is 29 years old. He arrived in the United States in 2010, lived in the city of Tampa in Florida. Married, the father of two young children.