US terror blasts: Bar owner describes 'exhausted' suspect

20th September 2016

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An Indian immigrant businessman has been describing the moment he found the New York and New Jersey bombings suspect napping in front of his bar.

Harinder Bains recognised Ahmad Khan Rahami from reports after discovering him slumped against the glass of his pub doorway in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

The Sikh told CNN he initially thought the 28-year-old most-wanted suspect was a drunk.

Mr Rahami was subsequently arrested after a gun battle with police.

Mr Bains encountered Mr Rahami dozing in the vestibule of Merdie's Tavern on Monday morning.

The bar owner said he asked the stranger to move along...