All Victims Injured In Chelsea Blast Released From Hospital; 2nd Explosive Device Found

Clinton Responds to Trump’s Reaction: ‘I Think It’s Always Wiser to Wait Until You Have Information Before Making Conclusions’

All of the victims who were hospitalized after being injured in a powerful explosion in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood on Saturday night have been treated and released. 

Meanwhile, authorities found another explosive device overnight four blocks away from the original blast — a pressure cooker with wires protruding from it. A device resembling a cell phone appeared to be attached to the pressure cooker with duct tape. The device was taken to a police firing range in the Bronx, to be inspected by robots.

The explosion occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday near a Dumpster adjacent at a construction site outside 131 West 23rd Street, which reportedly is a residence for the blind. The explosion shattered windows and sent people running through the streets. It could be felt several blocks away and even across the Hudson River in New Jersey, according to reports.  

Although Chelsea is a historically gay neighborhood, leading some to speculate the explosion was designed to target the LGBT community, Talking Points Memo Publisher Josh Marshall, who reportedly lives across the street, explained why that may not be the case. 

Mayor Bill de Blasio said although the explosion was “an intentional act,” there is no evidence of “a connection to terror.” 

Nevertheless, GOP nominee Donald Trump immediately attempted to politicize the incident, treating it as a terror attack and a reason why “we better get very tough.” 

Democrat Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, said said it was “important to know the facts about any incident like this.”

“I think it’s always wiser to wait until you have information before making conclusions, because we are just in the beginning stages of trying to determine what happened,” she said.