NEW YORK – The New York City Police are responding to reports of an explosion at a bus terminal near Times Square in Manhattan on Monday morning.
“The NYPD is responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at 42nd Street and 8th Ave, #Manhattan,” tweeted the New York Police Department (NYPD).
The NYPD is responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at 42nd Street and 8th Ave, #Manhattan. The A, C and E line are being evacuated at this time. Info is preliminary, more when available. pic.twitter.com/7vpNT97iLC
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 11, 2017
“The A, C and E line are being evacuated at this time. Info is preliminary, more when available.”
NYPD says one person has been arrested following the alleged explosion, according to cable networks.
UPDATE: NYPD says 1 person is in custody after explosion near Port Authority bus terminal https://t.co/MsUSifQusw #breaking pic.twitter.com/5LW5fHNkb7
— News12NJ (@News12NJ) December 11, 2017
ABC News quotes police sources as saying that a possible pipe bomb was detonated in a passageway below ground at the terminal.
Video from the area around the spot where a pipe bomb went off at a bus station near #TimeSquare #Manhattan #NewYorkCity pic.twitter.com/lH4UH46c1G
— REAL FRESH NEWS (@MVT_NEWS) December 11, 2017
Traffic is being rerouted away from the area, while some subway train lines at the busy station have been evacuated.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Donald Trump has been briefed on the incident.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the largest in the US, serving more than 65 million people a year.
The Times Square-42nd Street subway station complex is located underneath the transport hub.
