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New York bombs were full of shrapnel - GN Headlines

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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, September the 19th.

00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:08A bomb that injured 29 people in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, and another that

00:12failed to detonate, were filled with shrapnel, U.S. officials have said.

00:17Both bombs appeared designed to create maximum chaos and fatalities.

00:21Late Sunday night, investigators stopped a car on the Belt Parkway in New York and took

00:25five people to an FBI office in Manhattan for questioning in the bombing investigation.

00:31Syria's ceasefire appeared to be on the brink of collapse today after a U.S.-led coalition

00:35strike killed dozens of regime soldiers and Aleppo city was hit by its first air raids

00:41in nearly a week.

00:42The barrage of strikes on rebel-held districts of Aleppo could be the most serious threat

00:47to the ceasefire so far.

00:48A halt to fighting around Aleppo and the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid were

00:54key components of the fragile deal that took effect last Monday.

00:58Hotels within theme parks could be the next big attraction for travelers in the Middle

01:02East looking for new experiences.

01:04Industry experts at the hotel show in Dubai said travelers in the region could be spending

01:09more nights at theme parks as more of them open and the concept remains new.

01:14Game of Thrones conquered the Emmy Kingdom last night, honored as top drama for the second

01:18consecutive year.

01:20It also became the most honored primetime TV series ever on a night of surprises and

01:24sharp political jabs.

01:26Veep repeated as best comedy series and its star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won a record-breaking

01:31sixth Emmy as best comedy actress.

01:34But the top drama acting trophies were far from predictable.

01:38Rami Malek of Mr. Robot and Tatiana Maslany of Orphan Black were the winners, both overcoming

01:44heavyweight competition.

01:46And finally, weather.

01:47Today's high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.

01:53That's all for now.

01:54Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at Gulfnews.com.