NY bombing suspect arrested after shootout

ELIZABETH/ NJ: An Afghan-born American suspected of carrying out the weekend bombing in New York City that wounded 29 people and planting other bombs in New York City and New Jersey was in custody after a gun battle with police on Monday.

Ahmad Khan Rahami of Elizabeth, New Jersey was captured in Linden, New Jersey, Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage told reporters. He said two officers were shot and that Rahami was wounded and taken to a local hospital.

Investigators believe more people were involved in the New York and New Jersey bombing incidents, two US officials said.  The motive behind the bombings was not immediately clear, though New York Governor Andrew Cuomo described it as an apparent act of "terrorism."

Published in The Express Tribune, September 20^th, 2016.