Police arrest New York bombing suspect following gunfight

Officials did not offer any information on the possible motives of Ahmad Khan Rahami, but they said they were not looking for other suspects. New York's mayor said the bombing that injured 29 people in the bustling Chelsea district was "an act of terror."

Police in Linden, New Jersey, swooped in on Rahami just hours after authorities publicly identified him as the prime suspect in the Saturday night blast and sent out an alert to millions of mobile phone users.

Authorities suspect Rahami, who lived in the neighboring town of Elizabeth, was also behind a bomb that exploded on the New Jersey shore on September 17, a device found near the New York blast, and up to six more devices found near the Elizabeth train station on September 18 night.The bombings and subsequent manhunt prompted even greater security in America's biggest city, already on high alert for the gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York for the annual General Assembly this week. An additional 1,000 officers were deployed.

Police in Linden were responding to a complaint by a bar owner of a man sleeping in the closed establishment's entranceway.

"The officer realized that this might be the person that the FBI was looking for. The officer then said, 'show me your hands,' and the person went to the side of his body and pulled out a handgun and fired a round at the officer, striking him in the abdomen. Fortunately the officer had his bulletproof vest on," Linden Police Captain James Sarnicki told reporters.

Rahami indiscriminately opened fired on police, officials said, injuring another officer with broken glass that struck his forehead.

Police fired back, wounding Rahami in the arm and leg. Eyewitness video showed Rahami handcuffed in a gurney, his wounds bandaged, before he was taken to hospital for surgery. His condition was not considered life threatening, police said.

Focusing just on the shootout, the Union County Prosecutor's Office charged Rahami with five counts of attempted murder in the first degree and two second-degree weapons charges, spokesman Mark Spivey said.

More charges were likely in federal court but Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York, said authorities would take their time.