2017 New York City Subway bombing

2017 New York City Subway bombing
Part of Terrorism in the United States and the reaction to Gaza-Israel conflict[1]
The passageway near where the bomb detonated, pictured in 2014
LocationCorridor between the Times Square–42nd Street and 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal stations, New York City, United States
Coordinates40°45′23″N 73°59′23″W / 40.75634°N 73.98983°W / 40.75634; -73.98983
DateDecember 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)
Attack type
Attempted suicide bombing with (incompletely detonated) pipe bomb
Deaths0
Injured4 (including the perpetrator)
PerpetratorAkayed Ullah
Motive
  • Belief in terrorism act support
  • Support for ISIS
VerdictLife imprisonment without the possibility of parole
ConvictionsPossessing a criminal weapon
Making terrorist threats

On December 11, 2017, a pipe bomb partially detonated in a corridor between the Times Square–42nd Street and 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal subway stations adjoining the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, injuring four people including the bomber. Mayor Bill de Blasio described the incident as "an attempted terrorist attack".[2] The bomber was identified by police as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, a Salafi Muslim immigrant from Bangladesh; he was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison in 2021.[3][4]

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  4. ^ "Akayed Ullah: Times Square subway pipe bomber jailed for life". BBC News. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.