New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers stand near the site of an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York
As many as 29 people were on Sunday (Spet 18) injured in an explosion that rocked New York's busy and upscale neighbourhood also frequented by tourists, authorities said about the 'intentional act', hours before world leaders arrive here for the high-level UN General Assembly session. The explosion - which came hours after a pipe bomb went off in a garbage can in New Jersey - occurred in the Chelsea neighborhood at 23rd St. and 6th Avenue around 8:30 pm (local time) on Saturday.
The spot of the explosion is a busy residential and commercial area frequented by tourists and city residents. President Barack Obama has been appraised of the explosion, a White House official said.
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