Rahami and two police officers were wounded in the exchange of gunfire. New York's mayor called the bombing that injured 29 people in the bustling Chelsea district "an act of terror." U.S. security sources have confirmed that the suspect underwent secondary screening after returning from foreign travel in recent years and passed on every occasion. Sources, however, could not immediately confirm that Rahami traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan, as other media have reported. The Minnesota attacker was described a "soldier of the Islamic State," the militant group's news agency said.

Source: Standard Digital September 20, 2016 07:22 UTC