New York’s governor now says it looks like the Manhattan bombing could be an act of terrorism with a foreign connection.
Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the statement Monday after the New York Police Department said authorities were searching for 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami in connection with the bombing. He is a naturalized citizen from Afghanistan.
Cuomo says: “Today’s information suggests it may be foreign related, but we’ll see where it goes.”
On Sunday, Cuomo had effectively ruled out a link to international terrorism, saying there was no evidence to suggest that.
The bomb went off Saturday in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, injuring 29 people. All have been released from a hospital.
Authorities are still investigating whether that bombing is linked to explosive devices found nearby in Manhattan and in two sites in New Jersey.
(AP)