New Jersey resident Ahmad Khan Rahami identified as first person wanted in connection with NYC, N.J.

Authorities started a fierce search Monday morning for the first person sought in connection with weekend bombings in New York City and New Jersey.

Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, is the first person identified in connection with the bombings. New York City Mayor de Blasio said Rahami is believed to be armed and dangerous.

The NYPD said Rahami is believed to the tied to the Chelsea bombing from Saturday night, which injured 29 people. Police found a second explosive device four blocks away, but it did not detonate.

Meanwhile, New Jersey State Police want Rahami for a bombing earlier Saturday in Seaside Park, N.J.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...tion-nyc-bombing-identified-article-1.2797960

 

The prime suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings sued his local police force and claimed they were persecuting him for being a Muslim.

Ahmad Rahami said in a lawsuit that cops in Elizabeth, New Jersey subjected his and his family to discrimination and 'selective enforcement' based on their religion.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ce-New-Jersey-claiming-persecuted-Muslim.html