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Investigators probing bomb blasts in New Jersey and New York believe they've identified two men who walked off with a bag abandoned by the bomber on a street as Egyptian tourists.

U.S. authorities investigated on Wednesday whether anyone helped an Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while the city's top federal public defender asked for access to the suspect.

He bought bomb ingredients on eBay and recorded a mirthful video of himself igniting a blast in a backyard. In a handwritten journal, he warned that bombs would resound in the streets and prayed he'd be martyred rather than caught, authorities say.

There were the homeless men who alerted New Jersey police about a backpack of pipe bombs. There were the random New Yorkers who brought food and coffee to law enforcement staked out at the scene of the New York explosion. There's the bar owner who realized that the man asleep in his entranceway was the suspected attacker.

US authorities charged New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami on Tuesday with use of a weapon of mass destruction in weekend attacks in Manhattan and New Jersey.

Investigations have revealed that Ahmad Khan Rahami (28), the suspect in Saturday's bombings in New York and New Jersey had earlier travelled to Pakistan and Afghanistan for long periods and was married to a Pakistani woman as well in 2011.

An Afghan-born American was charged Monday with attempted murder after being shot and captured in connection with bombings in New York and New Jersey, thrusting security fears into the heart of the election.

Democrat Hillary Clinton on Monday accused Republican Donald Trump of aiding ISIS recruitment, while Trump said she had helped weaken national security as bomb blasts in New York and New Jersey resonated on the U.S. presidential trail.

Investigators on Sunday probed three attacks carried out on US soil in one day -- a Manhattan bombing, a Minnesota mass stabbing and a New Jersey pipe bomb blast -- for possible terror links, as five people were reportedly held in New York.

US investigators on Sunday were studying possible links between a pair of bombs detonated in New York City and New Jersey over the weekend, although no evidence had yet emerged tying the devices to known extremist groups.

Police detonated a suspicious package early on Monday near a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, following concerns that it might contain a live explosive device, the city's mayor said.

Three separate attacks carried out in the United States on a single day -- a New York bombing, a Minnesota mass stabbing and a New Jersey pipe bomb blast -- were under investigation Sunday for potential terror links.

The U.S. East Coast was blasted by the end of a four-day winter storm on Friday, freezing sales of Valentine's Day flowers and sweets but revving up snowmobiles and ski areas desperate to salvage a lackluster season.

United States authorities warned residents to stay indoors and stock up on food after a fierce winter storm killed at least 11 people, with forecasters saying Saturday that the Arctic blast could hit record lows.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed a computer from the New Jersey home of the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

Investigators probing bomb blasts in New Jersey and New York believe they've identified two men who walked off with a bag abandoned by the bomber on a street as Egyptian tourists.

U.S. authorities investigated on Wednesday whether anyone helped an Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while the city's top federal public defender asked for access to the suspect.

He bought bomb ingredients on eBay and recorded a mirthful video of himself igniting a blast in a backyard. In a handwritten journal, he warned that bombs would resound in the streets and prayed he'd be martyred rather than caught, authorities say.

There were the homeless men who alerted New Jersey police about a backpack of pipe bombs. There were the random New Yorkers who brought food and coffee to law enforcement staked out at the scene of the New York explosion. There's the bar owner who realized that the man asleep in his entranceway was the suspected attacker.

US authorities charged New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami on Tuesday with use of a weapon of mass destruction in weekend attacks in Manhattan and New Jersey.

Investigations have revealed that Ahmad Khan Rahami (28), the suspect in Saturday's bombings in New York and New Jersey had earlier travelled to Pakistan and Afghanistan for long periods and was married to a Pakistani woman as well in 2011.

An Afghan-born American was charged Monday with attempted murder after being shot and captured in connection with bombings in New York and New Jersey, thrusting security fears into the heart of the election.

Democrat Hillary Clinton on Monday accused Republican Donald Trump of aiding ISIS recruitment, while Trump said she had helped weaken national security as bomb blasts in New York and New Jersey resonated on the U.S. presidential trail.

Investigators on Sunday probed three attacks carried out on US soil in one day -- a Manhattan bombing, a Minnesota mass stabbing and a New Jersey pipe bomb blast -- for possible terror links, as five people were reportedly held in New York.

US investigators on Sunday were studying possible links between a pair of bombs detonated in New York City and New Jersey over the weekend, although no evidence had yet emerged tying the devices to known extremist groups.

Police detonated a suspicious package early on Monday near a train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, following concerns that it might contain a live explosive device, the city's mayor said.

Three separate attacks carried out in the United States on a single day -- a New York bombing, a Minnesota mass stabbing and a New Jersey pipe bomb blast -- were under investigation Sunday for potential terror links.

The U.S. East Coast was blasted by the end of a four-day winter storm on Friday, freezing sales of Valentine's Day flowers and sweets but revving up snowmobiles and ski areas desperate to salvage a lackluster season.

United States authorities warned residents to stay indoors and stock up on food after a fierce winter storm killed at least 11 people, with forecasters saying Saturday that the Arctic blast could hit record lows.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed a computer from the New Jersey home of the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.