Manhattan explosion: Suspect Akayed Ullah identified as Bangladeshi, may have been IS-inspired

Former New York police chief Bill Bratton tells MSNBC television he had been told the suspect may have been acting in the name of Islamic State

Police identify the 27-year-old suspect Akayed Ullah as Bangladesh from Chittagong

Ullah was a US resident

New York Police say Port Authority bus terminal has opened

Police name suspect as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah. His motives are unclear

New York mayor Bill de Blasio says there will be additional police presence throughout the city 

New York Police say four people were hurt in blast

New York blast was 'attempted terrorist attack', says mayor

Law enforcement official tells AP that man had explosive device strapped on when it exploded in New York City subway

Law enforcement official says one person arrested, has non-life-threatening injuries after "device" explodes on New York City subway platform near Times Square, AP reports

Avoid the area, say the police

Add that subways are bypassing the Port Authority (where the explosion took place) and Times Square stations

New York Police say one male suspect is in custody

No injuries other than suspect at this time  .

Police say only person injured in New York blast is male suspect

Early media reports had said a number of people may have been injured

And that the explosion might have been caused by a pipe bomb

Early media reports say the blast came from a pipe bomb, and that several people are injured

Media reports say the man the police took into custody was allegedly wearing a device with wires

The explosion took place near the city's busy Port Authority terminal, close to Times Square

The White House says Trump has been briefed on the explosion

Media reports said one person had been arrested

Police said the cause of the explosion was unknown

New York Police said Monday that they were responding to reports of an explosion in Manhattan