NJ.com, updated 11/19 7:50 am EDT:
Explosive device detonates near Elizabeth train station (VIDEO)
- The device was unintentionally detonated by a bomb squad robot
- The backpack was found in a garbage can in a nearby restaurant
- FBI agents are reviewing surveillance footage.
- After a suspension, transit service has resumed
- Explosion follows 2 other nearby weekend incidents
- FBI also questioning 5 people about N.Y. explosion Saturday
ELIZABETH — An improvised explosive device in a backpack detonated near the Elizabeth train station early Monday as authorities were using a bomb robot to examine the item, officials said.
The blast occurred around 12:40 a.m. near Morris Avenue and Julian Place. The explosion was not a controlled blast, but happened unintentionally as the robot was cutting the device, according to Mayor Christian Bollwage. No one was injured in the blast, Bollwage said.
Authorities found five devices inside a single backpack near the train station, including one that was detonated.
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