One suspect in custody after explosion in subway in ManhattanDecember 11, 2017 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One male suspect is in custody after an explosion in the subway near Times Square, the New York Police Department said Monday, December 11, BuzzFeed News reports. Police said there were no injuries other than the suspect after the explosion that occurred Monday morning at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The A, C, and E lines are being evacuated and information is preliminary, police said. Authorities tweeted the origin of the explosion is unknown. A commuter, Keith Woodfin, said officers were patrolling normally when he got into the second floor of the Port Authority bus station at around 7:20 a.m. “They then got a radio call and ran down to the second floor shouting ‘go, go, go,’” he told BuzzFeed News. Woodfin said the officers ran toward 8th Avenue, and the crowd on the first floor of the station “parted like the Red Sea.” He didn’t “hear or smell” anything, but said that suddenly “all the sirens started.” “This was the first time I’ve ever seen them run like this in the Port Authority,” he said of the National Guard's reaction. Another commuter, Rolan Mourin, getting off his usual 158 bus at the station, said he heard the explosion at around 7:30 a.m. "We were heading downstairs when we heard the explosion,” he told BuzzFeed News. “People were then running from other directions towards us, shaken and [with] fear in their eyes.” Mourin described the sound as a “loud pop [or] bang” and said he thought it had been a gunshot at first. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |