
The FBI is not looking for any more suspects after the arrest of alleged bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami in a New Jersey shoot-out, it was announced in a press conference Monday afternoon.

NYC FBI assistant director William Sweeney Jr said that at present there was 'no indication that there is a (terrorist) cell operating in the area or the city,' and that no other suspects were being pursued at this time.

Rahami was also openly linked not only to Saturday's bombing of a Manhattan street, for which he had originally been sought, but also to the bombing of a military fun run in New Jersey earlier Saturday and, later, an Elizabeth, NJ street near a train station.

Five individuals had been detained and questioned in Brooklyn near Verrazano Bridge on Sunday morning, but Sweeney said that they had been released without charge.

He said their SUV had been stopped after they were seen leaving 'a location associated with Rahami' but none of them were under arrest.

Early news reports had indicated the car contained weapons and bomb-making equipment. These claims were not mentioned by Sweeney, who also said he 'would not discuss what (the people in the car) could face in the potential future.'

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At a press conference on Monday afternoon it was announced that Ahmad Khan Rahami was the only suspect wanted for the bombing of a Manhattan street on Saturday. This came after initial concerns of a 'terrorist cell' operating in the area

NYC FBI assistant director William Sweeney Jr (pictured center, at podium) added that five individuals arrested in a Brooklyn SUV Sunday were released without charge after questioning, and were not part of the investigation

On Monday morning the FBI announced that Rahami was their suspect. Within hours he had been located at a New Jersey town and was captured. He has also been linked to bombs and explosions affecting New Jersey this weekend

Police took in Rahami (pictured), 28, after a shootout in Linden, New Jersey in which he was hit in the shoulder

Rahami was spotted sleeping in the entryway of a bar by its owner, who called police. Two officers were also hit in the gunfight: one in the hand and one in the vest

At the same conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio said 'We have every reason to believe this is an act of terror' - after days of refusing to call the bombings just that.

It was later explained that authorities had to distinguish between the emotion of 'terror' felt when the Chelsea bomb detonated on Saturday, injuring 29 people, and the act of terrorism - which could not be determined until a suspect and his or her motivations had been identified.

At present Rahami is being held on charges stemming from a shootout that took place just before he was hit in the shoulder and arrested. One officer was shot in the hand and another hit in the vest during the gun battle.

But the New York and New Jersey attorney's offices are working together to 'put together as comprehensive and thorough allegations as make sense,' it was said.

Sweeney declined to explain why or how Rahami, a New Jersey resident, had been linked to both the New York and New Jersey explosions other than 'through evidence and analysis.'

However, he added that Rahami had never been on a 'watch list'.

TIMELINE OF TERROR: HOW FBI MANHUNT UNFOLDED OVER 48 HOURS In just 48 hours New York and New Jersey have been shaken by a series of bombings and attempted bombings. Authorities are investigating the possibility that it could be the result of a terrorist cell operating in the city. that authorities believe may be the result of a terrorist cell operating in the city but current indications are that the blasts are the work of a lone wolf. Here's what happened and when: SATURDAY 1) 9.30am: Pipe bomb detonated at military fun run near Seaside Park, New Jersey The pipe bomb exploded in a waste bin along the proposed route of the third annual Semper Five 5K run. The race had been delayed, so no one was hurt. Two other unexploded devices were found in the same garbage can. They were attached to flip-phone timers. 2) 8.30pm: First 'pressure cooker' bomb explodes on West 23 St in Chelsea, Midtown Manhattan, New York The bomb, which was placed in or near a metal trash dumpster at a building site, injured 29 people, including a boy of eight. One person was seriously injured, but all 29 were released from hospital by Monday morning. 3) 10pm: Unexploded second 'pressure cooker' bomb found on West 27 St in Chelsea A resident found a pressure cooker with a flip-phone timer outside her home and called in police. Two State Troopers located the bomb, which was taken to a police firing range in The Bronx to be defused. It was defused at 8pm Sunday. All evidence is being taken to Quantico for analysis. SUNDAY 4) 8.30pm: Five IEDs are found near a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey Two homeless men found a backpack in a wastepaper basket by a railroad bridge near Elizabeth Station. Upon spotting the bombs they ran to a nearby police station. Police then evacuated the area and brought in a robot to defuse the bombs. At 1am the robot cut the wrong wire, causing one bomb to detonate. No one was hurt, and the bombs were relocated. 5) 8.45pm: Five people stopped by FBI agents while driving through Brooklyn towards Verrazano Bridge FBI agents pulled over the group, who were driving an SUV, and detained them for questioning. On Monday NYC FBI assistant director William Sweeney Jr announced in a press conference that all five had been released without charge. He said at the same conference that Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, of New Jersey was the only suspect being considered in this case. Early reports indicated that the vehicle stopped by the FBI contained weapons and bomb-making equipment, but these details were not mentioned by Sweeney. MONDAY 6) 6am: FBI raids home of suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami in Elizabeth FBI agents struck the home of Rahami and his father above 'First American Fried Chicken' restaurant owned by the family at 104 Elmora Avenue. Soon after Rahami was named by the Bureau as a suspect in the case. 7) Noon: Rahami spotted in Linden, NJ, sleeping in a bar doorway Harry Barnes, owner of Merdies bar on Elizabeth Avenue, spotted Rahami sleeping in the doorway of his establishment. He asked the man to move in case he cut himself on broken glass, but when Rahami looked up, Barnes recognized him and ran to call police. Rahami fired on approaching officers, instigating a shoot-out in which he was wounded in the shoulder and arrested. Two officers were also injured. Advertisement

Rahami had been announced as a suspect by FBI on Monday morning, just hours before he was apprehended.

He was spotted sleeping in the doorway of a bar called Merdies on Elizabeth Avenue in Linden, New Jersey, not far from his home in the town of Elizabeth.

Bar owner Harry Barnes initially told him to move out of the doorway in Spanish, as he didn't want the man to be injured on broken glass lying on the ground.

When Rahami replied in English and looked up, the owner realized who he was and ran across the street to another business he owns to call 911.

After police arrived, Rahami pulled a gun on them and began shooting. One officer was hit in the hand and another in his vest. Rahami himself was shot in the shoulder and subsequently arrested.

At a speech in Temple University in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton commended officers and investigators on the arrest, and said it was a 'sobering reminder that we need steady leadership in a dangerous world.'

Neither ISIS nor any other international terrorist organization has claimed any connection with the acts.

Rahami (left, and in CCTV footage right), is originally from Afghanistan but became a naturalized US citizen. His home is in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where bombs were found near a train station Sunday

New Jersey State Police also released these two images of Rahami

Rahami is also seen in this security camera still released by the FBI through New Jersey State Police. In 2011 Rahami's family filed a suit against Elizabeth PD for 'baseless' tickets and summonses, and said they were being persecuted because of their

Police raided Rahami's home in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Monday morning. The apartment is located above 'First American Fried Chicken' (pictured) at 104 Elmora Avenue. It has been owned by Rahami's family since 2002

The raid came at 6am Monday. Rahami's lawsuit said cops repeatedly forced the store to close early. He also said that residents in the area racially abused him. The complaint was dismissed in 2012 'with prejudice' so it cannot be brought again

On Sunday two homeless men found a backpack containing five bombs in a wastebasket near Elizabeth Station at around 8:30pm.

Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage said Sunday: 'They took the package out of the wastebasket because they thought it was of some value to them.' But seeing wires and a pipe, the men dropped the bag and called police - who dispatched a robot to disarm the devices.

However, footage from the scene shows the robot accidentally cutting the wrong wire on one of the IEDs, causing a huge explosion. One of the robots was damaged, but no one was hurt in the blast.

Also at 8.45pm, FBI agents in New York detained five New Jersey individuals on the Belt Parkway near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Brooklyn.

Their car was initially reported to contain a weapons stash and bomb-making equipment. The people, who were from the same family, were taken to Federal Plaza in Manhattan for questioning.

However, they were never arrested, and were later released without charge.

Rahami was named as a suspect Monday morning. The Afghanistan-born naturalized citizen was arrested after a shootout in Linden, New Jersey, that same noon.

These incidents came after Saturday's dramatic events, when a pipe bomb exploded without injury in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and a pressure-cooker bomb detonated in Manhattan's affluent Chelsea neighborhood, hurting 29 people. Unexploded bombs were also found in both locations.

A bomb found near a New Jersey train station on Sunday night was detonated (pictured) by a police robot; it was one of five found in a backpack in a wastepaper basket by two homeless men, who contacted police

The robot had accidentally triggered the explosive, causing the detonation, but no people were injured

Police (pictured) were still at the location the following morning. This came after Saturday's bombs in New York and New Jersey

FBI agents and police officers were on the scene Monday morning, inspecting the train station. Had the device detonated while people were at the station it would have been fatal, police said

FBI agents examining the scene on Monday morning. It's not known how much damage the station sustained in the explosion

BREAKING PHOTO: blast near Elizabeth NJ train station as bomb techs try to disarm device. Video soon. @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/doX6PgktXw — Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoTV) September 19, 2016

An apartment believed to be Rahami's Elizabeth, NJ home was raided by FBI agents at 6am, around an hour and a half before his name and photo were released.

The apartment, located at 104 Elmora Avenue, off Linden Avenue, is located above the 'First American Fried Chicken' restaurant owned by Rahami's family, including his father, Mohammad Sr, 53.

An investigation by Dailymail.com revealed Monday that the Rahamis had filed a complaint against local police, whom they said persecuted them, forcing the family to close their restaurant earlier than necessary on evenings.

The suit also said that locals had met them with racist language and told them Muslims do not belong in the area.

It was dismissed with prejudice - meaning that it cannot be resubmitted to court - in 2012.

At around 1am Monday morning, officers at Elizabeth train station were startled when their bomb-squad robot cut the wrong wire on one of five devices - causing it to explode.

Authorities said the loss of life 'could have been enormous' with the device discovered at a spot where, just hours later, thousands of passengers would ordinarily be gathering for their morning commute.

While there was no immediate sign of damage to the station, authorities warned the public there may be more detonations through the night as they attempt to diffuse the remaining IEDs.

The FBI stopped an SUV (pictured) with five men inside in Brooklyn, near New York’s Verrazano bridge in connection with Saturday’s Manhattan bomb. They were questioned and later released without charge. They are not suspects in this case

Authorities raised the frightening possibility that an active terror cell was currently in the midst of unleashing attacks across New Jersey and New York and around 9.30pm when two men discovered up to five suspect packages in the trash and alerted the police.

'This was an explosive device' containing as many as five devices, said Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage. 'Based on the loudness, I think people could have been seriously hurt'.

'I can imagine that if all five of them went off at the same time, that the loss of life could have been enormous if there was an event going on,' he added.

FBI Newark told followers on Twitter this morning: 'There was a suspicious package with multiple improvised explosive devices this evening at the Elizabeth Train Station in NJ.

'Bomb techs from the FBI, Union County, and the New Jersey State Police have arrived on the scene and are now rendering the area safe.

'In the course of rendering one of the devices safe, it detonated. There are no injuries and law enforcement personnel are at the scene processing evidence. We will continue to provide additional information once the area has been cleared.'

Authorities said the loss of life 'could have been enormous' had the Elizabethtown station device gone off as thousands of passengers would ordinarily be gathering for their morning commute

While there was no immediate sign of damage to the station, authorities warned the public there may be more detonations through the night as they attempt to diffuse the remaining IEDs

Earlier in the day New York City, the FBI called the NYPD for backup at around 8.45pm after making the decision to halt a 'vehicle of interest' on the busy Belt Parkway and found the occupants were heavily armed.

According to The Associated Press, the five were taken to an FBI building in lower Manhattan to be questioned. The FBI have admitted they are looking for additional suspects.

Authorities identified a person of interest in the Chelsea attack using surveillance footage, but it is not clear if he was among the five brought in for questioning.

No one has been charged with any crime and the investigation is continuing, says the FBI, which confirmed all five individuals are from New Jersey.

According to the New York Daily News, law enforcement later discovered three pipe bombs and two smaller devices at a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, near to Newark Liberty International Airport.

According to Mayor Bollwage, two unidentified men found a package in a trash bin around 9.30pm and decided to take it because they 'thought it was of some value.'

When they saw wires and the pipe they dropped it and called Elizabeth Police.

Police deployed a robot to examine the device which Bollwage described as a 'possible live bomb.'

All train traffic out of Manhattan to New Jersey was immediately halted while the bomb squad was dispatched.

State Sen. Martin Golden said the incident is connected to what happened in Chelsea and the FBI later confirmed that statement.

'About an hour ago the FBI took several individuals into custody on the Belt Parkway in the area underneath the Verranazno Bridge, with a possible connection to last night's bombing,' Golden posted on Instagram.

This comes after authorities said that they were hunting three men seen in surveillance footage near to the scene of Saturday night's explosions.

CNN claimed to have seen video which places the same man at 23rd and 27th streets in Manhattan - where one bomb detonated and another pressure cooker device failed to detonate.

The security footage from Saturday reveals a man dragging what appears to be a duffel bag on wheels near to the bomb detonated on 23rd street. This was 40 minutes before the blast

Another video also appears to show the same duffel bag on 27th Street.

After five home-made bombs were found in the tri-state area, officials have said the commonality between the devices is that all used old-fashioned flip phones as detonators

In this video, the man seen at both locations leaves it and then two men approach the bag and remove a white garbage bag.

It is not know if the two men are connected with the individual seen at both locations.

'We don't have everything in. Think of a jigsaw puzzle out in the street right now,' said NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce. 'Do we think they're related? Yes, we have to move in that direction, but right now we're not ready to make those calls yet.'

According to CNN, both pressure cooker bombs in New York were packed with ball bearings and other pieces of metal.

The explosions happened on the same day a pipe bomb went off near a Marine Corps charity run in New Jersey and nine people were stabbed by a man at Minnesota mall - leading some to say America underwent three terror attacks in the space of 12 hours.

Strong: The mangled dumpster was crumpled by the force of the explosion - but the owner says that was fortuitous because it contained the explosion

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (right) and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (second from right) look over the mangled dumpster believed to be the site of the explosion

All phones used as detonators were similar in design and officials say another similarity was the lack of know-how that went in to making the bombs

Out of the five devices found or detonated on Saturday, three failed to work as designed. However, the one that went off in Manhattan injured 29 people and caused extensive damage

The similarity between how the bombs were made and the use of old school cell phones has led to some speculation the blasts in two states could be related

Three pipe bombs found in New Jersey and two IEDs that terrorized New York City on Saturday all have one thing in common - cell phones.

An old-school flip phone was used as a timer in all five home-made bombs.

Authorities said they still have not found any indication the incidents in New Jersey and New York are related, but in both cases flip phones were used as timers to detonate the explosives.

All phones used as detonators were similar in design, according to PIX 11.

'We do not have any specific evidence of a connection, but that will continue to be considered. We're not taking any options off the table,' New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Investigators told NBC 4 New York all the old-fashioned flip phones were found attached to the devices.

Authorities have also said another similarity was the lack of know-how that went in to making the bombs.

Out of the five devices found or detonated on Saturday, three failed to work as designed.

An undetonated pressure-cooker explosive had a cell phone attached to it and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the device was similar to the one that exploded in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea.

Additionally, the devices found in New Jersey contained an easily obtainable explosive black powder.

Residue of an explosive often used for target practice that can be picked up in many sporting goods stores was also found in the Manhattan bombing, a federal law enforcement official said Sunday.

Additionally, the devices found in New Jersey contained an easily obtainable explosive black powder and residue of an explosive that can be bought at many sporting goods stores was also found in the Manhattan bombing

The residue comes from Tannerite and may be important as authorities probe whether the blast was connected to the unexploded pressure-cooker device found by state troopers just blocks away, as well as the pipe bomb blast in New Jersey

No Tannerite residue was identified in the New Jersey bomb remnants, in which a black powder was detected, said an official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity

Experts said a large amount of Tannerite would be required to create a blast like the one Saturday night, as well as an accelerant or other ignitor

'We do not have any specific evidence of a connection, but that will continue to be considered. We're not taking any options off the table,' New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said

The residue comes from Tannerite and may be important as authorities probe whether the blast was connected to the unexploded pressure-cooker device found by state troopers just blocks away, as well as the pipe bomb blast in New Jersey.

No Tannerite residue was identified in the New Jersey bomb remnants, in which a black powder was detected, said an official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Tannerite, which is often used in target practice to mark a shot with a cloud of smoke and small explosion, is legal to purchase and can be found in many sporting goods stores.

Experts said a large amount would be required to create a blast like the one Saturday night, as well as an accelerant or other ignitor.

Speaking about the explosion in Chelsea and the undetonated pressure-cooker device found just blocks away, NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said: 'We don't have everything in. Think of a jigsaw puzzle out in the street right now'

New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill said Sunday that investigators do not see a connection between the two suspected bombings

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the explosions that went off in New York and New Jersey on Saturday are 'terrorism' — but don't appear to be linked

New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill said Sunday that investigators did not see a connection between the New York and New Jersey bombings.

And New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the explosions that went off in New York and New Jersey on Saturday are 'terrorism' — but don't appear to be linked.

However, the home-made devices in both states still bare an eerie similarity, and it is now being suggested by Governor Cuomo that there may be a connection.

A pipe bomb set in a garbage can (pictured) exploded in Seaside Park, New Jersey, before thousands of runners were due to take part in a charity 5K race to benefit marines and sailors

No one was injured in the New Jersey explosion and approximately 29 people were hurt after the explosion in Manhattan

'A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism. A bomb going off is generically a terrorist activity. That's how we'll consider it. And that's how we will prosecute it,' Cuomo said Sunday.

At 9.30am on Saturday, a pipe bomb exploded shortly before the Semper Five Run at Seaside Park, New Jersey.

Around 8.30pm, a suspected IED detonated in the popular neighborhood of Chelsea in Manhattan.

No one was injured in the New Jersey explosion and approximately 29 people were hurt after the explosion in Manhattan.

A team of five FBI agents have since searched an Uber driver's vehicle that had been damaged in the Manhattan blast, ripping off the door panels inside as they examined it for evidence.

The driver, MD Alam, had just picked up three passengers and was driving along 23rd Street when the explosion occurred, shattering the car's windows and leaving gaping holes in the rear passenger-side door.

Alam said Sunday he hit the gas and tried to take his passengers to their destination in Queens, but pulled over along Madison Avenue and 39th Street. He went to a local police precinct to file a report for his insurance company and police contacted the FBI.

New York City was on high alert on Sunday just hours after Saturday night's bombing and bomb scare. Armed Forces were present in major hubs of the city

Members of the U.S. Armed Forces stand guard in Grand Central Terminal, Sunday, as about 1,000 additional law enforcement officers were being deployed

Heavily armed police officers stand guard in the Armed Forces recruitment center island (pictured) in New York's Time Square

All those injured in Manhattan have since been released from the hospital.

Seaside Park is approximately an hour and a half south of Chelsea in Manhattan. The detonations appeared similar and occurred just hours apart.

Two additional unexploded pipe bombs were also found in a garbage can near the event 5km run in New Jersey, and it is unclear what actually caused the explosion in Manhattan, but the device was also believed to be planted in a garbage container.

Officials said none of the devices found are very sophisticated but there is enough understanding of bomb making to be lethal.

The pressure-cooker device is going to be taken to the FBI's lab in Quantico for analysis.

Homemade pressure cooker bombs were used in the Boston Marathon attacks in 2013 that killed three people and injured more than 260.

New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill said Sunday that investigators do not see a connection between the two suspected bombings

The pressure-cooker device, which stopped the Chelsea neighborhood in its tracks, is going to be taken to the FBI's lab in Quantico for analysis

Officials solicited tips from the public, telling reporters at a news conference in the New York Police Department's headquarters that they didn't know who set off the bomb or why.

An additional 1,000 state troopers and members of the National Guard were placed at transit hubs and other points throughout New York City and extra police officials were patrolling Manhattan, officials said.

Members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force were investigating the blast along with New York Police Department detectives, fire marshals and other federal investigators.

Meanwhile, a law enforcement official said federal investigators had discounted a claim of responsibility on the social blogging service Tumblr.

Investigators didn't consider it relevant to the case, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the investigation was ongoing.