5 people taken into custody in connection with New York City explosion

Monday, September 19, 2016

Debris and a mangled toolbox sit on the sidewalk at the scene of an explosion on West 23rd street in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. (AP Photo)

CHELSEA, Manhattan -- Sources say five people were taken into custody this afternoon in connection with Saturday's bombing in Chelsea.

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At 8:45 p.m., the FBI and NYPD conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle of interest in the investigation into the bombing.

PHOTOS: Explosion in Chelsea
Firefighters arrive at the scene of an apparent explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.AP
Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the scene the morning after an explosion in Chelsea injured 29 people.none
FDNY on the scene in Manhattan, New York.none
FDNY on the scene in Manhattan, New York.none
Firefighters gather as heavily armed police block the area while they search for an explosive device on West 27th street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, Saturday, Sept. 17.AP
Heavily armed police guard the area as they search for an explosive device on West 27th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, early Sunday.AP
Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the scene the morning after an explosion in Chelsea injured 29 people.none
Heavily armed police guard the area as they search for an explosive device on West 27th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, early Sunday.AP
Police work near the scene of an explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.AP
Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, and NYPD Chief of Department James O'Neill, left, react during a press conference near the scene of an explosion on West 23rd street in Manhattan.AP
People try to access the area near the scene of an explosion on West 23rd Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.AP
People try to access the area near the scene of an explosion on West 23rd Street and 6th Avenue as members of the military stand guard in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.AP
Passersby are redirected by police officers as the police block the street near the scene of an explosion on West 23rd Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.AP
Police arrive on the scene of an explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.AP
Police and firefighters work near the scene of an apparent explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.AP
Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the scene the morning after an explosion in Chelsea injured 29 people.none
Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, and NYPD Chief of Department James O'Neill, center right, speak during a press conference near the scene of an apparent explosion on West 23rd Street.AP
Police said an explosive device was placed near this dumpster on West 23rd Street, causing it to be moved and mangled.none
Car windows were shattered after an explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.WABC
FDNY on the scene in Manhattan, New York.none
FDNY on the scene in Manhattan, New York.none
FDNY on the scene in Manhattan, New York.none
FDNY working on a head injury in Chelsea after an explosion.none

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Police say the men were in a car stopped on the Belt Parkway. They were headed from Staten Island to Brooklyn on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

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