Authorities fear active ‘terror cell’ targeting BOTH New York and New Jersey as cops blow up backpack bomb planted at an NJ train station and FBI arrest five men in an SUV ‘filled with weapons’ on NY bridge

Monday, September 19, 2016
By Paul Martin

Authorities fear that a terror cell may be responsible for both the NY and NJ bombings this weekend
A backpack containing up to 5 IEDs was found at a New Jersey train station at 8.30pm Sunday evening
One of the bombs was detonated accidentally by a police robot but no one was injured in the blast
And at 8.45pm Sunday, 5 people were detained on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn near Verrazano Bridge
They were heavily armed, according to the FBI, who also said they discovered bomb-making equipment
The pipe bombs in NJ used flip phone timers and as did pressure-cooker device found in Chelsea Saturday
It’s believed the home-made bomb that exploded also used old-school flip phone as a detonator
Device found in Elizabeth is similar in appearance to device found in Seaside Park, NJ
Believed that the metal dumpster the bomb was placed in prevented loss of life in Manhattan
CNN have obtained video that shows the same man at 23rd and 27th streets – where the bombs were left
Another two men are seen on video removing the pressure cooker from a duffel bag on 27th Street

By James Wilkinson and Kalhan Rosenblatt
DailyMail.com
19 September 2016

Authorities say a terror cell may be operating in New York and New Jersey after a backpack containing up to five explosive devices was found in an NJ train station Sunday and the five suspects were stopped in an SUV full of weapons on the bridge to an NY airport.

These are just two more chilling twists in a shocking 36 hours that have seen bombs detonated in both cities, 29 people injured and further devices uncovered in public areas – and compelled Hillary Clinton to call for tougher vetting of US visitors.

The backpack was discovered in a wastebasket near Elizabeth Station by two men at around 8:30pm, Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage said, adding: ‘They took the package out of the wastebasket because they thought it was of some value to them.’

Seeing wires and a pipe, the men then dropped the bag and called police – who dispatched a robot to disarm the devices.

However, footage from the scene shows the robot accidentally cutting the wrong wire on one of the IEDs, causing a huge explosion. One of the robots was damaged, but no one was hurt in the blast.

Also at 8.45pm, FBI agents in New York detained five New Jersey men on the Belt Parkway near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Brooklyn.

Their car was said by authorities to contain a weapons stash and bomb-making equipment. The men, who were believed to be heading to an airport, were taken to Federal Plaza in Manhattan for questioning.

Officials said the men were from the same family, that there could be more suspects at large, and that a terror cell may be operating in the area.

Both incidents came after Saturday’s dramatic events, when a pipe bomb exploded without injury in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and a pressure-cooker bomb detonated in Manhattan’s affluent Chelsea neighborhood, hurting 29 people. Unexploded bombs were also found in both locations.

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