Man charged with setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York heads to court

Man charged with setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York heads to court


Ahmad Khan Rahami appeared in court to face terrorism charges for detonating a pipe bomb in New Jersey and two pressure cooker bombs in New York

A man charged with setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York shuffled slowly into a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday to face federal terrorism charges as his lawyer expressed worries that a federal lockup could not adequately care for injuries stemming from his shootout with police.

Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, listened as US magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn read him his rights and the charges against him during a brief morning appearance after he was transferred into federal custody at 5 am. No plea was required because he has yet to be indicted.

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The Afghanistan-born US citizen was hospitalized for weeks for treatment of multiple bullet wounds after a police shootout during his 19 September capture outside a bar in Linden, New Jersey.

Rahami is charged with detonating a pipe bomb along a Marine Corps charity race in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and planting two pressure cooker bombs in New York City.

One of those devices did not explode. The other one detonated in Manhattans Chelsea neighborhood, injuring 30.

Netburn formally notified him that he faced four federal charges: the use of weapons of mass destruction, the bombing of a public place, the destruction of property through fire or explosion and the use of a destructive device during a crime of violence.

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Rahami, speaking softly, acknowledged that he understood the charges while his attorney, David Patton, waived a public reading of them.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/10/ahmad-khan-rahami-court-new-york-new-jersey-bombs

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