AGENCY
NEW YORK: An explosion at New York’s Central Park area has critically injured one, US media reports say. The cause of the explosion is not yet known.
The New York Police Department’s bomb squad was investigating the area of the park near E. 60th St. and Fifth Ave. Cops at the scene suspected a mishap involving fireworks and said it did not appear an explosive device caused the boom heard from blocks away around 11 a.m.
The victim was identified by sources as Connor Golden, 18, from Fairfax, Va.
His foot was “all but gone,” one witness said.
