Summary

  • Ahmad Khan Rahami, a naturalised US citizen born in Afghanistan, is a suspect in New York and New Jersey blasts

  • After a manhunt, Mr Rahami was arrested in New Jersey following a shoot-out with police

  • At least 29 people were injured in an explosion in the Chelsea district of New York City on Saturday night

  • Backpack containing up to five devices exploded in Elizabeth, New Jersey

  • Republican Donald Trump blames the immigration system and is accused of demagoguery by Hillary Clinton

  1. 'Very bad incident'published at 07:07 British Summer Time 18 September 2016

    Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conferenceImage source, Getty Images

    "Tonight, New York City experienced a very bad incident,'' Mayor Bill de Blasio has said at a news conference. "We have no credible and specific threat at this moment."

  2. New York on alertpublished at 07:06 British Summer Time 18 September 2016

    Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the investigation into an explosion in New York.

    The device went off around 21:00 (01:00 GMT on Sunday) and injured 29 people.

    Officials have told the media that a second device was found a few blocks away.