US & CANADA- NYC: Possible pipe bomb explodes below Port Authority bus terminal in New York City, suspect in custody

December 11, 2017 Contributor 0 Comment US & CANADA- NYC: Possible pipe bomb explodes below Port Authority bus terminal in New York City suspect in custody

Got hearded out of port Authority today because of a bomb. Im safe obviously.

A possible pipe bomb exploded underneath the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City today, sending rush-hour commuters scrambling to evacuate near the busy transit hub just blocks from Times Square, police sources said.

The explosive possibly detonated in an underground passageway at the terminal, sources said.

Christina Bathea, 29, told ABC News she was in the passageway on her way to work next to the terminal when she heard a bang, saw smoke and ran.

“If I didn’t believe in God, I believe in God today,” she said, adding that she commuted from Yonkers, New York.

One suspect was injured and in custody, sources said. The suspect, originally from Bangladesh, has been in the United States for seven years and has an address in Brooklyn, sources said.

Four people were injured, but none of their wounds appear to be life-threatening, the FDNY said.

PHOTO: Police respond to a reported explosion at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Dec. 11, 2017, in New York City. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)

PHOTO: FBI and police respond to a reported explosion at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Dec. 11, 2017, in New York City. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)

The NYPD tweeted about the reported explosion at 7:44 a.m.

The terminal was temporarily closed and subways were bypassing it and Times Squarestations.
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PHOTO: Police and other first responders respond to a reported explosion at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Dec. 11, 2017, in New York City. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)

PHOTO: Port Authority Police watch as people evacuate after a reported explosion at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Dec. 11, 2017, in New York City. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images