GUILTY NY - Port Authority Bus Terminal, Several injured after device explodes, Manhattan, Dec 2017

[FindHG]

@NewYorkFBI
We are asking anyone with information about this morning's incident in the NYC subway at the #PortAuthority to contact the FBI at (800) CALL-FBI [(800) 225-5324].
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...explosion-port-authority-bus-terminal-n828331
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"Ullah is from Chittagong, a port city on the southeastern coast of Bangladesh, according to the country's police chief. He had no criminal record there and last visited the country on Sept. 8, the chief said."

https://www.amny.com/news/akayed-ullah-port-authority-explosion-1.15414626
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Had a livery driver's license, but didn't drive a yellow cab:

"Ullah had a livery driver’s license between March 2012 and March 2015, which he allowed to expire, a Taxi and Limousine Commission spokesman said. The agency clarified that Ullah never had a license that allowed him to drive a yellow cab."

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...spect-port-authority-attack-article-1.3691267

Inthedetails, thank you! Exactly.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/us/ny-suspect-what-we-know/index.html

"As taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers are independent contractors and not employees, I have no way of knowing whether he drove for any particular base, or whether he simply got the license but didn't drive at all," Fromberg said. "That said, since he held an FHV license, if in fact he did drive, we do know that it could not have been a yellow taxi."


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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...ackage-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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Ullah is from the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong and is a U.S. resident, said the country’s police chief. He had no criminal record there and last visited Bangladesh on Sept. 8, the chief said.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...N1E51E9?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social

 

[oceanblueeyes]

At least your government will deal harshly with them if they survive - the death penalty or LWP.

Here in the UK his Yuman Rites would be considered more important than those of the rest of us, and leftist lawyers and spokespersons would be queuing up to make excuses for him and blaming British society for his alienation.

I really wish that was the case every time here, but sadly, it is not. <modsnip> Enemy combatants. Even though they have clearly proclaimed they are at WAR against all of the infidels which of course includes all Americans and other free nations around the world.

I was very sad to learn one of our biggest <modsnip> liberal cable news channels didn't even have breaking news about the bombing in NYC this morning even though they were told about it immediately by AP reporters. Instead, their leading breaking big news story this morning was about how many diet sodas our President consumes daily. Sigh. (rolls eyes)

Only when twitter lit up like a firestorm did they begin to even cover the actual big important news story of the day about another terrorist bombing NYC.

Fox News was the first to carry the NYC bombing breaking news this morning minutes after it happened. As I usually do, I flipped through the other major cable news channels and was appalled to see that CNN was not even covering it... although I was not the least bit surprised.

So there are many right here who will want to give these fanatical Islamic extremist terrorists (war criminals) all the rights we have.... even though they are truly enemy combatants who have declared war on us, and not merely just criminal defendants.

IMO

 

[Tawny]

Wonder if he has any connections to the driver who hit pedestrians in lower Manhattan on Halloween?? (Not a fact, merely wondering aloud.)

jmo

Was that individual Bangladeshi as well?

 

[beach]

Admin Warning

I won't hesitate to close this thread if it becomes a liberal v. conservative political tit-for-tat bashing thread. Stop it NOW or it gets closed. A couple of the same people always always bringing the same political stuff into breaking news threads are looking at TOs soon.

 

[human]

Soon after the explosion, police descended on at least three Brooklyn addresses connected to Ullah or his relatives &#8212; two in the Kensington section and one in Old Mill Basin.

A former Mill Basin neighborhood said the suspect lived there with his parents and two older brothers. She said she would see him leaving the house with camera equipment and assumed he was on his way to work.

"The family is very friendly, very nice, but he was quiet. Never talked to anyone, stayed to himself," the neighbor said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...spect-identified-27-year-old-brooklyn-n828361

it seems like most mass killers are quiet. Keep to themselves. Too many to keep track of, but the Las Vegas shooter kept to himself.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Port Authority bombing left one victim temporarily deaf and disoriented

An NYPD cop at the hospital said a male victim had suffered an allergic reaction and was still receiving treatment. The third victim had not yet been identified.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...eft-victim-temporarily-deaf-article-1.3691776

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

rsbm

IMO, you're a wonderful poster and I love, love, love your insight, oceanblueeyes!! Thank you for sharing available news, and your perspective. I appreciate you.

*deep breath* :thinking:

I'm a journalist &#8212; have been nearly all my life.

*ducks*

I'm just jumping off your post to (hopefully) add some perspective and maybe add context: Truth is, we don't know the journalistic reasons any network weighed before they chose to go live with this morning's breaking news story.

Professionally, yes, AP is "the standard," but ethically, it isn't a substitute for independent verification by any other news media outlet. Maybe other networks were checking the validity of the bombing with law enforcement and other sources before going live &#8212; they'd rather be right than first? At least in this case? Can't fault anyone for that.

I'm glad the majors (all of them) are being mindful in their coverage and *trying* not to rush anything on-air until it's confirmed. Maybe a corner's been turned and this will become standard (like it used to be).

One can hope!

:twocents:

I was very sad to learn one of our biggest <modsnip> liberal cable news channels didn't even have breaking news about the bombing in NYC this morning even though they were told about it immediately by AP reporters. (rolls eyes)
IMO

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

NYC blast suspect Akayed Ullah aimed to avenge Muslim deaths, source says

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...spect-identified-27-year-old-brooklyn-n828361

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The Brooklyn man who allegedly detonated a crude pipe bomb in a New York City subway station told investigators he did it in the name of ISIS to avenge the deaths of Muslims around the world, a senior law enforcement official told NBC News.

Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant, said he learned how to make the explosive device by reading terrorist propaganda online, the official said.

 

[Tawny]

Wonder if he has any connections to the driver who hit pedestrians in lower Manhattan on Halloween?? (Not a fact, merely wondering aloud.)

jmo

Was that individual Bangladeshi as well?

I researched it for myself. That suspect was from Uzbekistan. For context, here are where those two places are located on the globe. I'm going to venture a guess and say, no, they had no connections.

 

[FindHG]

NYC explosion suspect told authorities he's self-inspired from ISIS online propaganda: Sources
ABC News

(way out there notes: Why would he say that? Why did the Chelsea flake, the bike path freak, this one all survive? Trouble recruiting dead enders or tactical?)

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(This may be why there is confusion re the various reason this specific creep is said to have given.)

A pro-Islamic State media group, Maqdisi Media, portrayed the attempted terror attack as a response to U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s recognition on Wednesday of Jerusalem as Israel&#8217;s capital, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. SITE tracks and analyzes online activity by extremist groups.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newyork-incident/amateur-bomber-targets-new-york-commuters-



Off Topic:
(Re Chittagong: coastal city, known from trade, local divisions, and jihadis. Kind of the previous stronghold of the extreme leftist/commis in another era)

Nazibullah Ansari, who had been sent to study in Malaysia, sent his brother a farewell message in January 2015 saying, &#8220;I have come to Iraq to join IS, I will not be in touch with you anymore, and won&#8217;t be coming back,&#8221; said Abul Kalam, the officer in charge at the police station in Chittagong, where a missing-persons report was filed this month.


https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/world/asia/bangladesh-dhaka-attacks-isis.html

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"The killing came hours after the wife of a senior anti-terrorism officer was murdered in the southeastern city of Chittagong by suspected members of a banned local extremist group."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/05/christian-murdered-latest-bangladesh-attack-isis

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/05/asia/bangladesh-officer-wife-killed/index.html

before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harkat-ul-Jihad_al-Islami
In the 1990s, the training for these recruits was given in the hilly areas of Chittagong and Cox's Bazaar.[7][10] Later on, members of the group made an attempt on the life of Shamsur Rahman, the liberal poet in January 1999.[11] HuJi claimed responsibility for the 2001 Ramna Batamul bombings, which killed 10 people. A member of the suicide squad of HuJi also died. Committed to establishing an Islamic rule,[12] HuJI was the prime suspect in a scheme to assassinate the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in the year 2000, and has been blamed for a number of bombings in 2005.[citation needed] In October 2005, it was officially banned by the government of Bangladesh.[citation needed] The group has been condemned by Islamist groups such as the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.[13][14]


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Raja&#8217;s sister this week told journalists in Bangladesh that Raja had left home in Chittagong after school to study business and IT in Australia. She said he later *returned to Dhaka, where he married in 2011 and had two children.


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...q/news-story/b84b599cab5c1c95c23341d3ed634fc8

 

[Gardenista]

https://twitter.com/spoxdhs/status/940299627290558464


Tyler Q. Houlton&#8207;Verified account
@SpoxDHS

.@DHSgov can confirm that the suspect was admitted to the United States after presenting a passport displaying an F43 family immigrant visa in 2011. The suspect is a Lawful Permanent Resident from Bangladesh who benefited from extended family chain migration.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

I didn't see this story posted upthread; sorry if it was and I missed it.

Suspect in Times Square blast described as disgruntled, ISIS-inspired

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...us-terminal-manhattan-times-square/939724001/

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Multiple media outlets, citing law enforcement sources, said Ullah was inspired by ISIS but may not have had any direct contact with the militant group. Gov. Andrew Cuomo described Ullah as disgruntled but would not discuss a specific motive for the attack. O'Neill also declined to discuss a specific motive.

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CNN, citing a law enforcement source, said suspect was upset with an "incursion into Gaza." Gaza has been the scene of violence since President Trump announced last week that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

 

[Tawny]

Disgruntled is the key word in these situations. An individual feeling discriminated against, hated, and angry about it will become easy prey for organizations such as ISIS, AQ, KKK, etc. It's a certain mindset those groups look for, and they are usually successful in recruiting someone who is disenfranchised or feeling left behind by society.

 

[FindHG]

From Limo Driver to Subway Bomber
Reuters


"The Bangladeshi suspect in Monday's pipe bomb explosion beneath New York's Times Square is an angry former limousine driver who learned to build a bomb on the internet at his Brooklyn apartment, officials said."
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Several U.S. officials familiar with the investigation told Reuters there was no information indicating Ullah was previously known to any U.S. spy or law enforcement agency for any connection to militant groups. But that does not rule out the possibility some connection could be found."
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U.S. investigators believe he was self-radicalized after entering the United States, most likely by watching militant propaganda on the internet, the officials said, adding that they were unaware of any specific militant video that might have led him to produce his faulty explosive device.
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New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo called the suspect a "lone wolf," similar to the suspect in the most recent attack in New York, when an Uzbek immigrant driving a rented truck ran over people on a bicycle path on Oct. 31, killing eight.
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Here&#8217;s how 4 hero police officers took down the NYC pipe bomb explosion suspect
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Gov. Cuomo wants internet companies to sound alarm when terrorists research bombs online
The NY Daily News


Re device: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...mas-tree-bulb-small-battery-article-1.3691975
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New York Bomber Was Inspired by ISIS Christmas Attacks, Officials Say
NYTimes

He chose the location because of its Christmas-themed posters, recalling strikes in Europe against Christmas markets, he told investigators, and set off bomb in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria and elsewhere, several law enforcement officials said.
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Mr. Ullah acted alone, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, adding that no other devices had been found.
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The authorities were searching Mr. Ullah&#8217;s residence on Ocean Parkway, pursuant to a federal warrant, one law enforcement official said. While no formal announcement had been made, both federal and local law enforcement officials indicated that Mr. Ullah would be prosecuted in federal court in Manhattan by the office of the acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, Joon H. Kim. The attack is being investigated by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, which is made up largely of F.B.I. agents and New York detectives, along with investigators from a score of other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.




https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/11/nyregion/port-authority-explosion-bombing.html
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Understanding Soft Targets After New York Attack Near Transit Hub08:35
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UPDATE 2-New York suspect had no criminal record in Bangladesh -police
Reuters

"The Bangladeshi man suspected of trying to bomb one of New York City&#8217;s busiest commuter hubs had no criminal record in his home country which he last visited in September, Bangladesh&#8217;s police chief said on Monday.

Inspector General of Police A K M Shahidul Hoque told Reuters the information was based on the passport number of the suspect, Akayed Ullah.

Ullah was from the southeastern Bangladeshi district of Chittagong, Hoque said. He last visited Bangladesh on Sept. 8".

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Disgruntled is the key word in these situations. An individual feeling discriminated against, hated, and angry about it will become easy prey for organizations such as ISIS, AQ, KKK, etc. It's a certain mindset those groups look for, and they are usually successful in recruiting someone who is disenfranchised or feeling left behind by society.

While I respect what you suggest, post colonial disgruntlement runs deep and is nothing new in Bangladesh. So much of it going around, that it alone explains nothing, it seems to me. What he followed on the internet and how far back his radical ideas go may tell more. Was he already radicalized this Sept. when he is said to have travelled?

 

[Elley Mae]

The owner of the building where Mr Ullah and his family live told CNN the suspect was not particularly friendly. He added that other tenants had complained of fighting and yelling coming from the apartment over the last two days.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...k-explosion-latest-news-updates-a8104391.html

 

[Elley Mae]

Mindful of ISIS threats timed to Christmas, he decided to set off the device in a crowded subway passageway near the Port Authority terminal because he noticed a holiday image there, the law enforcement officials said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...spect-identified-27-year-old-brooklyn-n828361

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

What to Expect for Your Evening Commute After the Port Authority Blast

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loc...anges-Commute-Commuters-Subway-463373723.html

The MTA said all trains were running normally and making all stops Monday afternoon, with the only readily visible remnant of the morning's explosion being the closed passageway between the 42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal stop and the Times Square-42nd Street station where the blast went off at about 7:15 p.m.

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The Port Authority Bus Terminal has also reopened and all routes have resumed, but the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is asking riders to check with their individual carriers for itinerary changes.

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Drivers should expect to see an increase in security that could cause some delays in and around New York City for the evening commute, however.

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The explosion is not affecting LIRR, Metro-North, NJ Transit or Amtrak service in the area.

 

[Elley Mae]

Akayed Ullah mentioned President Trump and past administrations during the grilling, and said his anger was fueled by decades of anti-Muslim bloodshed in Gaza, Syria and Iraq.

https://nypost.com/2017/12/11/port-authority-bomber-targeted-hallway-because-of-christmas-posters/

Ullah was allowed to stop several times to pray during the interview, and was later taken to the Intensive Care Unit for treatment for internal injuries suffered in the blast, sources said.

 

[Gardenista]

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/940369798999003143

Breaking911&#8207;Verified account
@Breaking911

JUST IN: Family of NYC terror attack suspect releases statement, saying they&#8217;re &#8220;outraged&#8221; by actions of law enforcement - WABC

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Wonder if his family will be deported?

Good question. It's my understanding that the suspect came here to be with other family members who were already living in the U.S. Not sure of their status, but "...Ullah came to the United States from Bangladesh with an immigrant visa on Feb. 21, 2011. He is a legal permanent resident with a green card..." A good case against chain migration. :moo:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...spect-identified-27-year-old-brooklyn-n828361