Bill Bratton: Port Authority Explosion Was ‘Definitely a Terrorist Attack’

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BRZEZINSKI: "Back to the explosion in New York City this morning near Times Square in the subway by the Port Authority bus terminal. One person is reported to be injured. Sources tell WNBC that the person injured is also the suspect. Sources tell WNBC that the suspect had wires, but there is conflicting explanations on what exactly the device was. Right now it’s expected to be in a lone actor with a device that didn’t go off completely. Joining us now, former New York Police Department commissioner and NBC News senior law enforcement and national security analyst Bill Bratton. So, clearly New York City is mobilized this morning in response. We'll talk about that response. Do you have any late information on what happened there?" 
BRATTON: "The preliminary information from police sources, and I emphasis preliminary, subject to change. It is a man in his middle 20s probably, possibly from Bangladesh, been in the country about 7 years, who supposedly was setting the device off in the name of ISIS. So definitely a terrorist attack; definitely intended. As to whether the device malfunctioned or didn’t function correctly, that will have to be determined. As of the moment, he is the only injured person in terms from the event, possibly others, from the noise of the explosion, maybe ear issues. Police have him in custody, talking with him. Again this information is all preliminary. There will be a significant investigation of the area in question. As you might imagine. There will be delays down at the Port Authority throughout most of the day, while they conduct the investigation. It wasn’t a passage way between the subway system and the Port Authority between 7th and 8th Avenue. And that's the preliminary information at the moment."