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NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect wanted in connection with a series of bomb attacks in New York City and New Jersey in the United States was apprehended on Monday after a shootout with police in Linden, New Jersey, local police said.
Rahami was wounded after exchanging fire with police officers on East Elizabeth Ave in Linden and subsequently taken into police custody.
Two police officers were also reportedly injured during the shootout.
Police had also found a suspicious package and required bomb squad and police canine to the scene.
Rahami was believed connected to all three incidents including the bombing in the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan on Saturday evening that injured 29, a pipe bomb explosions near the starting line of a Marine charity run on Saturday morning in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and five pipe bombs discovered near a train station on Sunday night in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
The FBI and New York City Police Department had identified Rahami as a suspect in the series of attacks on Monday morning, while New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio described him as "armed and dangerous."
Rahami was described as a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born on Jan. 23, 1988 in Afghanistan.
The investigation is ongoing and it's not clear if there were other suspects involved in the bombings. Enditem
