Westwood Man Hit By Train Claimed To Have Bomb: Report

HILLSDALE, N.J. — A Westwood man was hit by an NJ Transit train in Hillsdale Friday and was arrested after claiming he had a bomb, authorities said.

Jordan Konikoff, 30, was hit at the Hillsdale train station at about 8:20 p.m. Friday, an NJ Transit spokesperson said in a NorthJersey.com report.

Konikoff suffered minor injuries to his face and claimed he had a bomb, the spokesperson said in the report.

Konikoff was arrested. He faces charges of making terroristic threats, interfering with transportation and use of terroristic threats.

Trains at the station were delayed for an hour, according to the report.

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