Suspected bomber named as Akayed Ullah, 27-year-old Bangladeshi national

Device exploded on an underpass connected to the Port Authority Bus terminal near Times Square

Five people, including the suspect, have been injured but none of the injuries are life-threatening

The transit hub, one of the busiest in the US, has now reopened

Suspect was reportedly inspired by Isil Christmas attacks

A man with a pipe bomb strapped to his body set off an explosion at one of New York’s busiest commuter hubs, leaving five people injured in an Isil-inspired attack.

Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi national who is thought to have lived in the US since 2011, triggered a stampede during the morning rush hour as his homemade bomb detonated in a busy underpass.

He was pictured moments after the apparent attempted suicide attack crumpled in a heap with severe burns and lacerations to his torso and was later taken to hospital and placed under arrest.