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Police Recover Suspect’s Body After Queens Explosion Injures Officers

5/2/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Police recovered a body they believe belongs to 50-year-old suspect Anoop Parasram after the Queens house explosion.
The blast on early Thursday destroyed a home on 130th Street in Queens, injuring several NYPD officers.
Seven officers and a sergeant suffered minor burns and a head laceration when the explosion threw them backward.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani thanked first responders while the Red Cross began housing displaced adults and children.

History

Historical Context

On February 26 1993, Ramzi Yousef’s van bomb killed six people, injured more than 1,000 and forced about 50,000 workers to evacuate the World Trade Center. The blast prompted the Port Authority and the FBI to overhaul security nationwide and evacuation procedures, changes that later shaped the response to the September 11 2001 attacks.

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Story summary

Police recovered a body they believe belongs to 50-year-old suspect Anoop Parasram after the Queens house explosion.
The blast on early Thursday destroyed a home on 130th Street in Queens, injuring several NYPD officers.
Seven officers and a sergeant suffered minor burns and a head laceration when the explosion threw them backward.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani thanked first responders while the Red Cross began housing displaced adults and children.

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