Pressure cooker bombs used in New York blast

Pressure cooker bombs used in New York blast
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Summary The two devices also used flip phones and Christmas lights designed to trigger the explosive.

NEW YORK (Dunya News) – US authorities have revealed that pressure cooker bombs was used in New York blast and devices recovered from the site.

The bomb detonated and another device found nearby both had shrapnel-filled pressure cookers.

The two devices also used flip phones and Christmas lights designed to trigger the explosive.

Authorities say that the bombs are similar to those that were used at the 2013 Boston Marathon.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo has said that the blast was an act of terror however; no proofs of IS involvement have been found yet.

Atleast 29 people were injured in a blast in the city s Chelsea neighborhood.