UPDATE: The suspect has been ID'd by authorities as 28-year-old Ahmad Rahami. He is still considered armed and dangerous.
FBI releases Wanted poster for 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami. https://t.co/gPzXAA05QA pic.twitter.com/HFixQVKiCi
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 19, 2016
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Five more bombs were found in a backpack near a New Jersey train station Sunday night. One exploded when a bomb squad robot tried to disarm it.
Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage said two men called police and reported seeing wires and a pipe coming out of the package after finding it in a trash can around 8:30 p.m.
There was a suspicious package with multiple improvised explosive devices this evening at the Elizabeth Train Station in NJ. #Elizabeth
— FBI Newark (@FBINewark) September 19, 2016
New Jersey Transit service was suspended early Monday between Newark Liberty Airport and Elizabeth, and New Jersey-bound Amtrak trains were being held at New York Penn Station, officials said.
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