Police arrest suspect in New York subway shooting

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Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting 10 commuters in a rush hour attack at a New York City subway station.

Frank James, 62, was first named by police as a "person of interest" on Tuesday, launching a massive manhunt.

On Wednesday morning, officials said Mr James was the sole suspect in the shooting, in which 23 people were wounded, 10 of them from gunfire.

The shooting renewed calls to address violence in the city's transit system.

According to police, the suspect detonated two smoke grenades and opened fire with a handgun at Brooklyn's 36th Street station on Tuesday morning.

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