Here’s what you need to know about the events in N.Y., N.J. and Minnesota

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Here’s what you need to know about the events in N.Y., N.J. and Minnesota What happened in New Jersey?
A pipe bomb exploded in a Jersey Shore garbage can shortly before runners were expected to cross the finish line during a charity race for Marines and Navy sailors Saturday morning.
No one was wounded.
What happened in New York?
An explosion occured in Chelsea Saturday evening in the area of West 23rd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues in Manhattan.
At least 29 people were wounded.
A backpack containing explosive devices is found Sunday, Sept. 18, in Elizabeth, N.J. containing “multiple improvised explosive devices.”
What happened in Minnesota?
Authorities said Dahir Aden stabbed nine people in a Minnesota mall Saturday night at 8 p.m. Off-duty police officer Jason Falconer shot and killed Aden.
The victims sustained wounds that were not life-threatening.
Who is the main suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings?
Police captured suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, a U.S. citizen from Afghanistan, in Linden, N.J., on Monday.
Authorities think Rahami is connected with Saturday’s bombings in Chelsea and Seaside Park, N.J. Rahami was shot and taken away in an ambulance.
Two officers were wounded.

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