All FIVE bombs that were found in the New York area used flip phones as a detonator: Fears grow of link between failed New Jersey attack and IED blast in Manhattan that injured 29
- Three devices found in New Jersey and two in New York have used cell phones as detonators
- The pipe bombs in New Jersey used flip phone timers and as did pressure-cooker device found in Chelsea
- It's believed home-made bomb that exploded also used old-school flip phone as a detonator
- Another similarity is lack of know-how that went into making the devices as three failed to detonate
- Authorities aren't able to say if the New Jersey bombs are related to the explosion and device in New York
- Currently, there the incidents don't appear related but de Blasio isn't 'taking any options off the table'
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Three pipe bombs found in New Jersey and two IEDs that terrorized New York City on Saturday all have one thing in common - cell phones.
An old-school flip phone was used as a timer in all five home-made bombs.
Authorities said they still have not found any indication the incidents in New Jersey and New York are related, but in both cases flip phones were used as timers to detonate the explosives.
All phones used as detonators were similar in design, according to PIX 11.
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After five home-made bombs were found in the tri-state area, officials have said the commonality between the devices is that all used old-fashioned flip phones as detonators
Authorities said they still have not found any indication the incidents in New Jersey and New York are related, but in both cases flip phones were used as timers
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (right) and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (second from right) look over the mangled dumpster believed to be the site of the explosion
All phones used as detonators were similar in design and officials say another similarity was the lack of know-how that went in to making the bombs
Out of the five devices found or detonated on Saturday, three failed to work as designed. However, the one that went off in Manhattan injured 29 people and caused extensive damage
The similarity between how the bombs were made and the use of old school cell phones has led to some speculation the blasts in two states could be related
Additionally, the devices found in New Jersey contained an easily obtainable explosive black powder.
Residue of an explosive often used for target practice that can be picked up in many sporting goods stores was also found in the Manhattan bombing, a federal law enforcement official said Sunday.
Additionally, the devices found in New Jersey contained an easily obtainable explosive black powder and residue of an explosive that can be bought at many sporting goods stores was also found in the Manhattan bombing
The residue comes from Tannerite and may be important as authorities probe whether the blast was connected to the unexploded pressure-cooker device found by state troopers just blocks away, as well as the pipe bomb blast in New Jersey
No Tannerite residue was identified in the New Jersey bomb remnants, in which a black powder was detected, said an official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity
Experts said a large amount of Tannerite would be required to create a blast like the one Saturday night, as well as an accelerant or other ignitor
'We do not have any specific evidence of a connection, but that will continue to be considered. We're not taking any options off the table,' New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said
The residue comes from Tannerite and may be important as authorities probe whether the blast was connected to the unexploded pressure-cooker device found by state troopers just blocks away, as well as the pipe bomb blast in New Jersey.
No Tannerite residue was identified in the New Jersey bomb remnants, in which a black powder was detected, said an official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Tannerite, which is often used in target practice to mark a shot with a cloud of smoke and small explosion, is legal to purchase and can be found in many sporting goods stores.
Experts said a large amount would be required to create a blast like the one Saturday night, as well as an accelerant or other ignitor.
Speaking about the explosion in Chelsea and the undetonated pressure-cooker device found just blocks away, NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said: 'We don't have everything in. Think of a jigsaw puzzle out in the street right now'
New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill said Sunday that investigators do not see a connection between the two suspected bombings
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the explosions that went off in New York and New Jersey on Saturday are 'terrorism' — but don't appear to be linked
Speaking about the explosion in Chelsea and the undetonated pressure-cooker device found just blocks away, NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said: 'We don't have everything in. Think of a jigsaw puzzle out in the street right now.
'Do we think they're related? Yes, we have to move in that direction, but right now we're not ready to make those calls yet.'
New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill said Sunday that investigators do not see a connection between the two suspected bombings.
However, the home-made devices in both states still bare an eerie similarity.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the explosions that went off in New York and New Jersey on Saturday are 'terrorism' — but don't appear to be linked.
Governor Cuomo called the act an 'obvious act of terrorism'.
A pipe bomb set in a garbage can (pictured) exploded in Seaside Park, New Jersey, before thousands of runners were due to take part in a charity 5K race to benefit marines and sailors
No one was injured in the New Jersey explosion and approximately 29 people were hurt after the explosion in Manhattan
'A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism. A bomb going off is generically a terrorist activity.
'That's how we'll consider it. And that's how we will prosecute it,' he said.
At 9.30am on Saturday, a pipe bomb exploded shortly before the Semper Five Run at Seaside Park, New Jersey.
Around 8.30pm, a suspected IED detonated in the popular neighborhood of Chelsea in Manhattan.
No one was injured in the New Jersey explosion and approximately 29 people were hurt after the explosion in Manhattan.
New York City was on high alert on Sunday just hours after Saturday night's bombing and bomb scare. Armed Forces were present in major hubs of the city
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces stand guard in Grand Central Terminal, Sunday, as about 1,000 additional law enforcement officers were being deployed
Heavily armed police officers stand guard in the Armed Forces recruitment center island (pictured) in New York's Time Square
All those injured in Manhattan have since been released from the hospital.
Seaside Park is approximately an hour and a half south of Chelsea in Manhattan.
The detonations appeared similar after occurring just hours apart.
Two additional unexploded pipe bombs were also found in a garbage can near the event 5km run in New Jersey, and it is unclear what actually caused the explosion in Manhattan, but the device was also believed to be planted in a garbage container.
Officials said none of the devices found are very sophisticated but there is enough understanding of bomb making to be lethal.
The pressure-cooker device is going to be taken to the FBI's lab in Quantico for analysis.
Homemade pressure cooker bombs were used in the Boston Marathon attacks in 2013 that killed three people and injured more than 260.
New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill said Sunday that investigators do not see a connection between the two suspected bombings
The pressure-cooker device, which stopped the Chelsea neighborhood in its tracks, is going to be taken to the FBI's lab in Quantico for analysis
Officials solicited tips from the public, telling reporters at a news conference in the New York Police Department's headquarters that they didn't know who set off the bomb or why.
An additional 1,000 state troopers and members of the National Guard were placed at transit hubs and other points throughout New York City and extra police officials were patrolling Manhattan, officials said.
Members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force were investigating the blast along with New York Police Department detectives, fire marshals and other federal investigators.
Meanwhile, a law enforcement official said federal investigators had discounted a claim of responsibility on the social blogging service Tumblr. Investigators looked into it and didn't consider it relevant to the case, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
No one was injured in the New Jersey explosion and approximately 29 people were hurt after the explosion
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