NEW YORK ¨C The wife of the Afghan-born U.S. citizen charged in last weekend¡¯s bombings in New York City and New Jersey has returned to the United States, a law enforcement official said on Thursday, as a defense lawyer pressed to get access to the accused man.
Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, has been held in a Newark, New Jersey, hospital since being arrested on Monday with wounds after a shootout with police. Rahami faces federal charges in both states stemming from a Saturday night bombing in Manhattan¡¯s Chelsea neighborhood that injured 31 people and explosives found in two New Jersey locations. No one was killed in the blasts.
Rahami¡¯s wife, Asia Bibi Rahami, flew back to the United States overnight, a law enforcement official said. She had voluntarily met with U.S. law enforcement authorities while in the United Arab Emirates this week and gave a statement.
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