The train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, has been evacuated and the surrounding area shut down after a “suspicious package,” was found in the area, NBC News’ Tom Winter reports.
The New York Daily News reports that three pipe bombs and two smaller devices were found at the Elizabeth train station.
The incident comes after bombs were detonated in Seaside Park, New Jersey, Sunday morning and in the Chelsea neighbourhood of New York City later that night. No one was injured in the Seaside Park incident, while 29 people were hurt, one seriously, in the Chelsea blast.
The device was also found about the same time the FBI detained five people on the Belt Parkway near the Verrazano Bridge in New York as part of the investigation, according to CBS New York.
Police have not yet commented on the Elizabeth incident. A heavy police presence could be seen in the area.
The New York Daily News reports that three pipe bombs and two smaller devices were found at the Elizabeth train station.
The incident comes after bombs were detonated in Seaside Park, New Jersey, Sunday morning and in the Chelsea neighbourhood of New York City later that night. No one was injured in the Seaside Park incident, while 29 people were hurt, one seriously, in the Chelsea blast.
The device was also found about the same time the FBI detained five people on the Belt Parkway near the Verrazano Bridge in New York as part of the investigation, according to CBS New York.
Police have not yet commented on the Elizabeth incident. A heavy police presence could be seen in the area.