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ASBURY PARK PRESS

TERROR SEASIDE PARK & NYC BOMBINGS

WAS ANYONE ELSE

INVOLVED IN PLOT?
l FBI: Evidence links
suspect to weekends
series of explosions

l No terror cell seen,

but social network
combed for clues

l Man, 28, charged with

attempted murder of
cops who arrested him

AP

Ahmad Khan Rahami is taken into custody after a shootout with police Monday in Linden. Rahami was wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked Seaside Park and Manhattan.

Ahmad Khan Rahami

caught after gun battle
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FROM USA TODAY NETWORK/NEW JERSEY REPORTS

A 28-year-old bombing suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami, was taken into custody Monday in Linden after a gun
battle with police, culminating a violent 48 hours of terror that began Saturday with a curbside explosion at a
charity 5K road race in Seaside Park.
Authorities said they have no indications of an active
threat to the area, but they are continuing to investigate
Rahamis social network, looking for anyone who might
have helped him.
In a breathtaking, whirlwind of events Monday, investigators identified the Afghan immigrant and Elizabeth resident as the chief suspect in the Seaside blast
and two subsequent bomb incidents.
One was a pipe bomb explosion inside a trash bin
hours later in the Chelsea section of Lower Manhattan
that left 29 people injured. The other involved multiple
improvised explosive devices discovered near the Elizabeth train station Sunday morning, authorities said.
On Monday, a manhunt that included a citywide alert
KEITH MUCCILLI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Police look over the area of the shootout in Linden Monday.

Feds: Christie knew about lane closures

PAUL BERGER @PDBERGER

Gov. Chris Christie knew about the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal while it was taking
place, according to federal prosecutors making their
opening statements Monday morning in the trial of two
former allies of the governor accused of creating gridlock in Fort Lee to punish the towns mayor for not endorsing Christies 2013 re-election.
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scandal until months later, was told about the lane closures at a Sept. 11 memorial service at the World Trade
Center in 2013, three days into the closures, Prosecutor
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Added security at stations
calms commuters. 4A
Security sweeps common at
large events at Shore. 5A
Response highlights splits
between Trump, Clinton. 6A
Authorities gather profile of
suspect. 10A
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President Obama praises

law enforcement officials
who handled case, says we
do not give in to fear. 1B

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