The cause of the explosion was an improvised explosive device
A powerful explosion occurred in Manhattan in new York city, in Chelsea, reports BNO News.
“The first data point to the existence of multiple victims, but official confirmation has not yet appeared”, – stated in the message.
To the place of the explosion sent the ambulance and fire brigade. In the neighboring blocks is carried out the evacuation.
Mayor bill de Blasio, citing the preliminary data of the investigation said the bombing was a deliberate action. According to police, the number of victims of the incident amounted to 29 people who were killed there.
Later, the police found near the scene on 27th street between 6th and 7th Avenue, the second possible explosive device.
Several media outlets reported that a second suspicious device was a pressure cooker, which was electrical wires a dark color.
On Saturday evening, when there was an explosion in Chelsea, where many restaurants, bars, gay clubs and shops, always crowded. The streets close to the incident were blocked by the police. However, according to eyewitnesses, many institutions continue to work at night.
