“At the moment, this is not being investigated as an act of terrorism,” RIA Novosti quotes her words at a briefing.
Xuel added that the lives of the wounded are not in danger.
“I want to assure the public that no explosive devices have been found on trains at the moment,” the head of the New York Police Department said.
Earlier it became known that at least 16 people were injured in a subway shooting in New York.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that US President Joe Biden was briefed about the emergency in New York.