New York officials have identified a
suspect wanted for questioning over Saturday's blast in the Chelsea
area in which 29 people were injured.
The man has been named as Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, a naturalised US citizen who was born in Afghanistan.The New York Police Department (NYPD) also released a photograph.
Early on Monday, a backpack containing up to five devices exploded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, when a bomb disposal robot tried to deactivate it.
Investigators have warned the suspect, whose last known address was in Elizabeth, should be considered "armed and dangerous".
"Anyone who sees this individual or knows anything about him or his whereabouts needs to call it in right away," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on CNN.
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