(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) 17:27 (UTC+4) The NYPD is responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, reports.
What police sources describe as a possible pipe bomb detonated in a passageway below ground at the Port Authority.
One person is in custody. One minor injury has been reported.
17:17 (UTC+4) New York emergency services have responded to reports of an explosion in midtown Manhattan, reports.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) said an "explosion of unknown origin" had been reported at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue.
In a statement on Twitter they added that three metro lines are being evacuated.
The incident took place five blocks from Times Square near the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the main station for interstate buses into Manhattan and New York City.
There were no immediate reports of injury. The NYPD said one person was arrested. ABC News said a possible pipe bomb was detonated.
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