No Filipino injured in Brooklyn subway attack

MANILA, Philippines, April 14 ------ No Filipino was reported injured in the shooting incident at a subway station in Brooklyn, the Philippine Consulate General in New York said Thursday. “The New York City Police Department has just informed [the consulate] that there are no Filipinos among the at least 29 people who were reported injured in the mass shooting on the N train in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning,” Consul General Elmer Cato said on social media.

A man earlier set off two smoke bombs at a packed subway train in Brooklyn and opened fire on commuters. The suspect, identified by police as Frank James, was arrested 30 hours after the attack. James now faces a criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutors before the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. He was charged with a single count committing a terrorist or other violent attack against a mass transportation system and officials said he could face life imprisonment if convicted, according to a Reuters report.

Source: inquirer.net