New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says there is no international terror link suspected in a blast in Manhattan late Saturday night that injured over two dozen people.
Cuomo also confirms the blast was caused by a bomb.
“At this time, there is no evidence of an international terrorism connection,” he says, according to CNN.
People walk outside of a barricaded zone following an explosion on 23rd St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on September 18, 2016, in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)
“We’re not going to let them instill fear, because then they would win,” he adds, without naming any suspects.
Earlier, Mayor Bill deBlasio also said the bomb did not appear to be terror related.
“There is no evidence at this point of a terror connection,” he said.
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