The police unveiled the name of the suicide bomber who set up an explosion in the center of Manhattan. They were 27-year-old Akayed Ullah (Akayed Ullah), reports the Air Force. Mayor of New York Bill de Blazio said that terrorists will not win. He added that the attacker acted alone. The explosion rattled at the Port-Atoriti bus station in Manhattan early in the morning on December 11. This terminal is the largest in the world, annually through it pass 65 million passengers. The terrorist worked as a taxi driver, during interrogation he said that he made a blast out of revenge, and inspired his "Islamic state" (banned in the Russian Federation organization), according to the New York Post. According to the source, Ulla arrived in the US from Bangladesh and lived in Brooklyn. According to the attacker, he avenged, because "they bombed my country". Passengers of nearby metro stations were urgently evacuated, and the station - closed (currently it is already open). The Governor of the State of New York Andrew Cuomo said: "This is New York. The reality is that we are the target for those who oppose democracy and freedom ". The police immediately cordoned off the territory near the terminal. Ambulance carriages arrived at the scene, police and fire trucks. The media reported that the attacker himself suffered most from the explosion. The explosive device was primed to his body, he received burns and lacerations. The police do not believe that the suicide bomber was somehow connected with the IG, despite his statement. The authorities recognized the incident as a terrorist act. The incident was reported to US President Donald Trump, said White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. The Consulate General of Russia in New York does not have information that among the victims there are Russians, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the diplomatic mission. The explosion occurred about 7. 30 local time in the underground passage.

Fortunately, despite the morning rush hour, only 4 people received minor injuries. The police immediately detained the terrorist, the currently unsuccessful suicide bomber is in the hospital. New York often becomes a target for terrorist attacks. The most famous terrorist act was the destruction of the twin towers on September 11, 2001. On the day of Halloween, October 31, 2017, the pickup driver sent the car to the crowd, killing 8 people, more than a dozen were injured.