×

Please choose your language

لطفا زبان خود را مشخص کنید

×
We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Ok, thanks Learn more
پرينت خبر

Gegli news - New Year's Eve security tightened after botched NYC bomb attack - 12/13/2017 1:27:46 PM 1:27:46 PM 

More police officers will be on mass transit around the city as an "in-depth" review into the pipe bomb attack is carried out.

 Security preparations for New Year's Eve celebrations in New York's Times Square will be altered following a botched suicide bombing in a subway tunnel, the city's counterterrorism chief has said.

Akayed Ullah, 27, has been charged with terrorism crimes after detonating a pipe bomb in the pedestrian tunnel on Monday.

John Miller, deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism, said the New York Police Department will carry out an "immediate" and "in-depth" review of the attempted attack.

He said: "This is the first time I believe that we have seen an individual with a suicide bomb in mass transit and actually have that bomb function.

"So we're going to take a hard look at it."

Attack suspect Akayed Ullah
Image:Attack suspect Akayed Ullah

Plans for security in the New Year will also consider other attacks such as the Las Vegas sniper shooting on 1 October, in which 58 people were killed and more than 500 people wounded, Mr Miller said.

An increased police presence will be seen around mass transit and public gatherings, he added.

In the short term, that will likely mean more heavily armed and specially trained officers on the streets, as well as more police dogs, bag screenings and checkpoints.

Ullah, from Bangladesh, was seriously hurt in the blast during Monday morning rush hour. But the malfunctioning device resulted in only minor injuries for three other people.

Acting US attorney Joon Kim said Ullah planned to "murder as many human beings as he could... in support of a vicious terrorist cause".

Court papers filed by federal prosecutors claim he told police officers after the blast that "I did it for Islamic State".

He has been charged with providing material support to terrorists and using weapons of mass destruction.

Ullah could appear in court on Wednesday via video link.


What do you think about this news?

Tell everyone your opinion on this news

To leave your opinion click the link below to login to Gegli

Login