NEW YORK EXPLOSION

ന്യൂയോര്‍ക്കിലെ മാന്‍ഹാട്ടനില്‍ സ്ഫോടനം; നിരവധി പേർക്ക് പരിക്ക്

New York authorities confirm that 29 people were treated and released from hospitals for injuries following the explosion in Manhattan on Saturday night.New York is on high alert after an explosion rocked the Chelsea district of Manhattan injuring 29 people, one seriously.Thousands of people were milling around one of Manhattan’s most fashionable areas when the blast ripped through the area shortly after 8.30pm local time. It is understood to have originated from a device placed in a metal container - a skip or a large builder's toolbox - outside the Associated Blind Housing facility at 135 West 23rd Street.

A second device was found four blocks away on West 27th Street. According to several local news sources it was a pressure cooker attached to a mobile phone by tape with protruding wires. People living on West 27th Street were instructed to stay away from their windows while the device was investigated.

Police combed, aided by sniffer dogs, combed rubbish bins to ensure there were no other devices.Earlier in the day  there was an explosion at Seaside Park, New Jersey -  83 miles away - which was timed to disrupt a Marine Corps charity run. Bill de Blasio, New York’s mayor, said the blast in Chelsea was an “intentional act” but he insisted that there was no credible terrorist threat to the  city and said there was no link with the New Jersey explosion.The Joint Terrorism Task Force has been called in to investigate the Chelsea blasts well as the New Jersey incident. Most of those injured suffered cuts and scrapes, according to Daniel Nigro, New York City’s fire commissioner. But one of those hurt was reported to be critically ill.

Reacting to the explosion Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, said: "It's a terrible thing what's going on in our world, what's going on in our country, but we are going to get tough and smart and vigilant and we are going to end it."President Barack Obama, who was attending a congressional dinner in Washington, "has been apprised of the explosion in New York City, the cause of which remains under investigation", a White House official said. "The president will be updated as additional information becomes available," the official added.

 ന്യൂയോര്‍ക്കിലെ മാന്‍ഹാട്ടനില്‍ വേസ്റ്റ് ബിൻ പൊട്ടിത്തെറിച്ചു. ആളപായമില്ല. 29ലധികം പേർക്ക് പരിക്കേറ്റു. ശനിയാഴ്ച രാത്രി പ്രാദേശിക സമയം 8.30തോടെ സിസ്ത്, സെവൻത് അവന്യൂകളുടെ ഇടയിലുള്ള 23ാം സ്ട്രീറ്റിലായിരുന്നു സ്ഫോടനം നടന്നത്. പരിക്കേറ്റവരെ ആശുപത്രിയില്‍ പ്രവേശിപ്പിച്ചു.സ്‌ഫോടനമുണ്ടായ ഉടൻ തന്നെ ന്യൂയോര്‍ക്ക് പൊലീസും അഗ്നിശമന സേനയും സ്ഥലത്തെത്തി. സ്ഫോടന സ്ഥലത്തു നിന്ന് ആളുകളെ ഒഴിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുകയാണ്. പൊലീസിന്‍റെ ഭീകരവിരുദ്ധസേനാ വിഭാഗം അന്വേഷണം ആരംഭിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.വന്‍ ശബ്ദത്തോടെ വേസ്റ്റ് ബിൻപൊട്ടിത്തെറിക്കുകയായിരുന്നെന്ന് ദൃക്‌സാക്ഷികള്‍ മാധ്യമങ്ങളോട് പറഞ്ഞു.

Prof. John Kurakar