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2017 New York City Subway bombing
| 2017 New York City Subway bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Terrorism in the United States and the reaction to Gaza-Israel conflict[1] | |
 The passageway near where the bomb detonated, pictured in 2014 | |
| Location | Corridor between the Times Square–42nd Street and 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal stations, New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′23″N 73°59′23″W / 40.75634°N 73.98983°W |
| Date | December 11, 2017 |
Attack type | Attempted suicide bombing with (incompletely detonated) pipe bomb |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Akayed Ullah |
| Motive |
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| Verdict | Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole |
| Convictions | Possessing a criminal weapon Making terrorist threats |
On December 11, 2017, a pipe bomb partially detonated in a corridor between the Times Square–42nd Street and 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal subway stations adjoining the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, injuring four people including the bomber. Mayor Bill de Blasio described the incident as "an attempted terrorist attack".[2] The bomber was identified by police as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, a Salafi Muslim immigrant from Bangladesh; he was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison in 2021.[3][4]
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