New York bombs 'were both shrapnel pressure cooker devices'
A suspicious device found near a New Jersey railway station exploded as a bomb squad was attempting to disarm it with a robot, officials say. It was one of up to five devices found in a backpack inside a rubbish bin near the station in Elizabeth, according to the city's mayor. No-one was hurt. The discovery came after three attacks at the weekend - bombs in New York and New Jersey, and stabbings in Minnesota. The explosion in New York's Chelsea area injured 29 people.
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