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No Indication Terror Cell Operating in New York Area After Recent Attacks - FBI

© AP Photo / Julio CortezA boat chugs along the Hudson River as fog and clouds blanket over the New York City Skyline seen from Liberty State Park, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, in Jersey City, N.J
A boat chugs along the Hudson River as fog and clouds blanket over the New York City Skyline seen from Liberty State Park, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, in Jersey City, N.J - Sputnik International
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said there is no indication of a terror cell operating in the New York City area, FBI special agent in charge Bill Sweeney stated in a press conference on Monday.

Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion in New York City, is seen in this image taken from video, released by the New Jersey State Police - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Saturday night, an explosion in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood injured 29 people. A second device was discovered on nearby 23rd Street.

"I have no indication that there is a cell operating in the area or in the city," Sweeney stated.

A bomb exploded near a US Marine Corps charity race  on Saturday morningi n the city of Seaside Park, New Jersey, about 80 miles south of New York. No one was hurt in the New Jersey incident.

On Monday morning, a third bomb exploded near a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey as police were trying to disarm the device.

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