Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey pipe bomb 'clearly an act of terrorism'
By Yvette C. Hammett

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday a pipe bomb that
exploded inside a trash can on a charity run path is a definite act of
terrorism meant to frighten people in his state. Photo Courtesy of Ocean
County Prosecutor's Office.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called an explosion near a charity run Saturday "clearly an act of terrorism" meant to frighten people in his state.
"As far as terrorism is concerned, it is clearly an act of terrorism," Christie said on Fox News Sunday. "We just don't know who is responsible for it."
No one was injured after the pipe bomb detonated near a Marine Corps charity run in Seaside Park, N.J.
The governor said the FBI is investigating the pipe bomb incident and has "very promising leads," The Hill reported.
"It was done intentionally to try to terrorize
the people of New Jersey," he said. "So that we know, but we need to
know who is responsible to get them into custody."
Christie said he doesn't think, at this time,
there is a connection between the pipe bomb in New Jersey and an
explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood Saturday night that
sent 29 people to the hospital, broke windows and sent metal shrapnel
flying through the air. A second explosive device made from a pressure
cooker was found four blocks from the New York blast.
He also said there is no evidence at this time
to link the explosion to an incident in St. Cloud, MN where a man
stabbed eight people inside a mall before being killed by an off-duty
police officer. In that case, the attacker referenced Allah and asked at
least one person before he began the attack whether they were Muslim.
A news agency with connections to Islamic State
has claimed the man as an IS recruit who "carried out the operation in
response to calls to target citizens of countries belonging to the
crusader coalition."
Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey pipe bomb 'clearly an act of terrorism'
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