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A suspect was taken into custody after the attack, which
unfolded around 7 p.m. in one of the nation’s busiest
transportation hubs. The sprawling rail complex beneath Madison
Square Garden serves Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit
and New York City subway lines and is used by hundreds of
thousands of commuters and travelers each day.
Paramedics found one victim with serious injuries, two with
moderate injuries and two with minor injuries, according to the
city’s fire department. All five were taken to Bellevue
Hospital. Another person, whose condition was not immediately
known, was transported to a separate hospital.
Authorities did not immediately release details about what led
to the stabbing or whether the victims were targeted.
By late Sunday, the immediate chaos had given way to a familiar
Penn Station scene. Travelers wheeled luggage past a roped-off
area near Tracks 5 and 6 where medical gloves, discarded
bandages and traces of blood still marked the floor.
The violence erupted as New York prepared for one of its biggest
sports events in decades. Monday night’s matchup between the New
York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will be the first NBA Finals
game at Madison Square Garden since 1999 and is expected to draw
massive crowds to the arena.
President Donald Trump has said he plans to attend the
nationally televised game, prompting extensive security
involving the Secret Service, New York Police Department and
other agencies around Madison Square Garden and the surrounding
blocks. Authorities did not immediately indicate whether the
stabbing would affect security plans for the game.
Amtrak police said they were investigating the stabbing and had
taken a suspect into custody. Authorities did not immediately
release the suspect’s identity or provide information about
potential charges.
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