As many as five potential explosive devices tumbled out of the backpack when it was emptied, Bollwage said. Authorities early on Monday were working to remove the other devices found in the backpack, Bollwage said. Late on Saturday, a powerful explosion rocked Manhattan's popular Chelsea neighbourhood when a pressure-cooker bomb packed with shrapnel detonated. The Chelsea blast followed a pipe bomb explosion on Saturday morning along the route of a running race in the New Jersey beach town of Seaside Park. Authorities have not indicated whether their investigation has revealed any link between the devices found in Elizabeth and the explosions in Manhattan or Seaside Park.

Source: The Star September 19, 2016 06:10 UTC