Explosions dans Harlem: "c'est notre 11 septembre" (Charlie Rangel, représentant démocrate)

Le représentant Rangel ne prétendait en rien qu'il s'agisse d'un acte terroriste, il souhaitait illustrer l'impact de cette catastrophe dans la communauté qu'il représente au Congrès.

 "“This is a very serious thing. It’s our community’s 9/11, even though we don’t know how it started,” Rangel told New York's NBC affiliate, according to Politico. “The whole New York delegation has been concerned, and members that are not in committee are glued to the television and hearing reports from you makes us at least a little closer to home."

 The Wednesday morning explosion at the two apartment buildings came after the smell of natural gas was reported in the area. As of this writing, two people were reported dead and 17 people were injured.

 In a different interview on Wednesday, Rangel, currently serving his 22nd term in Congress, ruled out that the explosion was the result of terrorism.

 http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/charlie-rangel-east-harlem-explosion-911-terrorism