IT WAS ANOTHER ATTACK ON GAYS: Trash Can Bombers Targeted NYC District With Large LGBT Population
Authorities are searching for Ahmad Khan Rahami in connection with the bombing that took place in Chelsea district in New York City.
The FBI released an alert saying Rahami is armed and dangerous.
Rahami is US naturalized citizen from Afghanistan.
He reportedly has foreign terror connections.
Seen him? https://t.co/IvaT8sZs5n Seeking to find Ahmad Rahami Call 1800Call-FBI or https://t.co/vylOlg95dq pic.twitter.com/Xd2SXytZmD
— FBI New York (@NewYorkFBI) September 19, 2016
On Saturday 29 people were wounded by a pressure cooker bomb packed with ball bearings in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
Chelsea District is a predominantly gay district in New York City. Chelsea has a large LGBT population, and is known for its social diversity and inclusion.
** On June 12, 2016, Islamist Omar Mateen, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a terrorist attack/hate crime inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida,
