Ahmad Rahami a 28-year-old naturalized Afghanistan citizen was taken into custody after a gun battle with police in Linden, New Jersey, a senior law enforcement official said.
Pic of Ahmad Khan Rahami being taken into custody. Can I fat shame him or will ppl get mad at me?. pic.twitter.com/hGfK1EELkF
— Deplorable Veteran (@KGBVeteran) September 19, 2016
Rahami was taken into custody after firing at police officers in Linden.
Mr. Rahami, 28, was identified on surveillance video planting the bombs in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, NY -both the device that exploded and another that did not detonate a few blocks away.
At least one officer was shot in the chest during the takedown, but was not seriously wounded because he was wearing a bullet proof vest.
Rahami was reportedly wounded in the shootout as well.
President Obama made a live television address to the nation, stating that federal law enforcement are also actively investigating the terrorist stabbing attack in Minnesota.
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