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    Suspect In Manhattan Subway Blast Was Wearing 'Low-Tech' Device

    "This was an attempted terrorist attack," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a news conference near the site of the blast. The male suspect was among four people who were injured.
    by Bill Chappell Dec 11, 2017 2 minutes
    After an explosion a block away, police swarmed through Times Square in Midtown Manhattan.

    Updated at 11:20 a.m. ET

    New York City police say the suspect in Monday morning's explosion in a subway station tunnel near Times Square was wearing an improvised explosive device and that he suffered burns after it was detonated. Three other people sustained minor injuries.

    "It was an effectively low-tech device," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a news conference hours later near the

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