New Delhi: In an apparent incident of terror attack in New York of United States, multiple gunshots were fired by a masked man at the subway on Tuesday (local time).

Multiple people were shot at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, the city fire department said. A photo from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor station: The Associated Press

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Preliminary reports indicated that five people were shot, a law enforcement official said. The police were seeking a man with a gas mask and an orange construction vest, the official said, reported The New York Times.

Five people were shot at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement sources said. According to multiple law enforcement sources, preliminary information indicated a suspect was wearing a construction vest and a gas mask: The Associated Press

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The violent episode heightened simmering fears about public safety that have hindered New York City’s push to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The attack took place during the Tuesday morning rush at the 36th Street stop in Sunset Park.

Police officers were called to the 36th Street subway station, where the D, N and R lines pass through the Sunset Park neighbourhood, at around 8:30 a.m., a Police Department spokeswoman said.

They had also received reports of smoke inside the station, reported The New York Times.

Transit officials said that trains on the D, N and R lines would be delayed because of an unspecified investigation.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the city’s subway, said no additional details were immediately available.

A spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams declined to comment as reports were still preliminary.