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Former NYPD Commissioner: Commuter Attack ‘Committed in the Name of ISIS’

Police officers stand outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City after reports of an explosion Dec. 11, 2017. (Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters/Newscom)

A bombing Monday that targeted a Port Authority bus station in downtown Manhattan apparently was carried out by a Bangladeshi immigrant inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group, former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton told MSNBC.

“Preliminary information indicates the attack was committed in the name of ISIS,” Bratton said, adding that the suspect in the rush-hour bombing is “possibly” a Bangladeshi man who has been in the U.S. for approximately seven years.

>>> Update: Authorities called the incident an “attempted terrorist attack” and identified the man as Akayed Ullah, 27, originally from Bangladesh. Three others received minor injuries, officials said.

Bratton said the man was injured badly enough by the explosion that he could not be interviewed.

The Associated Press, citing a law enforcement official, noted that the suspect had the bomb strapped to him at the time of detonation about 7:20 a.m.

>>> Related: Trump Ties New York Terror Attack to Immigration Reforms

The incident would mark the second ISIS-inspired attack on New York City within the past two months.

Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek immigrant inspired by ISIS, mowed down tens of pedestrians and bicyclists on a busy New York bike path Oct. 31.

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