A law enforcement official says the Afghan immigrant wanted in connection with explosions in New York City and New Jersey has been taken into custody following a shootout with police officers.
The official says two officers were shot in the encounter in Linden, New Jersey.
Authorities were looking for Ahmad Khan Rahami, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan with an address in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti gets the latest from NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang.
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Hansi Lo Wang, NPR national reporter. He tweets @hansilowang.
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