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- The authorities believe a homemade bomb caused the explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. A second explosive device was later found four blocks away.
- Mayor Bill de Blasio called the explosion “an intentional act” but initially said there was no connection to terrorism.
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