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Cops: Homemade Pipe Bomb Failed in Manhattan Explosion

FOILED

The device didn’t fully explode, thereby reducing its damage.

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A non-lethal Monday morning explosion in Manhattan’s Port Authority Bus Terminal was the result of a failed pipe bomb, authorities said. The crude device, carried by a man identified as Akayed Ullah, was reportedly constructed from a pipe, battery, and matches.

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