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22:06, 12-Dec-2017
NYC bomb suspect charged with terror offenses
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Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant who detonated an explosive device in New York City bus terminal during Monday’s morning rush, has been charged with terror offenses, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD).
He was charged with supporting act of terrorism, making a terroristic threat and criminal possession of a weapon, NYPD said.
The Department of Homeland Security said Ullah has been living in the US since 2011 on an F43 family immigrant visa.
Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant who attempted to detonate a homemade bomb at a New York commuter hub on December 11, 2017. / Reuters Photo
Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant who attempted to detonate a homemade bomb at a New York commuter hub on December 11, 2017. / Reuters Photo
Ullah set off a pipe bomb in an underground corridor of the subway system that connects Times Square to the Port Authority Bus Terminal at rush hour on Monday morning, injuring himself and three others.