Guessing game over US weekend of terror as police say gay claims 'not relevant'

By Paul McGeough, Chief Correspondent
Updated September 19 2016 - 12:13pm, first published 11:36am
A New York City Police Department officer places barricades near the site of Saturday night's explosion in Chelsea.  Photo: Michael Nagle
A New York City Police Department officer places barricades near the site of Saturday night's explosion in Chelsea. Photo: Michael Nagle
'New Yorkers will not be intimidated', says the city's mayor, Bill de Blasio. Photo: Michael Nagle
'New Yorkers will not be intimidated', says the city's mayor, Bill de Blasio. Photo: Michael Nagle
Firefighters gather as heavily armed police block the area while they search for an explosive device on West 27th Street. Photo: Andres Kudacki
Firefighters gather as heavily armed police block the area while they search for an explosive device on West 27th Street. Photo: Andres Kudacki
A view of a mangled construction toolbox at the site of an explosion that occurred on Saturday night in New York. Photo: Justin Lane
A view of a mangled construction toolbox at the site of an explosion that occurred on Saturday night in New York. Photo: Justin Lane

Washington: It's still a guessing game following serial attacks in the US on the weekend, with an online statement saying "a soldier of the Islamic State" was the man who went on a stabbing spree in a Midwest mall, and an anonymous Tumblr post claiming responsibility on behalf of a gay activist being dismissed by investigators as ''not relevant to the case".

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