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Man badly hurt in Central Park explosion

3 July 2016, 7:29 pm
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A man is badly injured in an explosion in Central Park in New York City.

It is not immediately clear what caused the blast. Police are closing off the area, according to local media.

Some mourners at Wiesel’s funeral hear the explosion and run to investigate.

“Outside Eli [sic] Wiesel’s funeral I heard a huge explosion just now. Running into Central Park and found a young man with his left leg blown off,” writes New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/SarahMaslinNir/status/749620366734159872

https://twitter.com/SarahMaslinNir/status/749625954776080384

https://twitter.com/SarahMaslinNir/status/749626577223286784

A critically injured man lies on a stretcher after an explosion at Central Park in New York on July 3, 2016. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said one person was injured. No further details were immediately available. (AFP PHOTO / KENA BETANCUR)
A critically injured man lies on a stretcher after an explosion in Central Park in New York on July 3, 2016. The New York Police Department said one person was injured. No further details were immediately available. (AFP/Kena Betancur)

 

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