Update | Man in Brooklyn subway attack charged with terrorism

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested Wednesday and charged with a federal terrorism offence after a daylong manhunt and a tipster's call brought police to him on a Manhattan street.

Frank R. James, 62, was taken into custody about 30 hours after the carnage on a crowded rush-hour train.

He was awaiting arraignment on a charge that pertains to terrorist or other violent attacks against mass transit systems, Brooklyn US Attorney Breon Peace said, and carries a sentence of up to life in prison.

There is no indication that James had ties to terror organisations — international or otherwise — and the motive remains unclear, Peace said.

It wasn't immediately clear whether James, who is from New York but has lived recently in Philadelphia and Milwaukee, has an attorney or anyone else who can speak for him.

A sign taped to the door of James' apartment in Milwaukee asks that all mail be delivered to a post office box.

Tuesday's shooting left five people in critical condition, but all 10 gunshot victims were expected to survive.

Police had initially said Tuesday that James was being sought for questioning because he had rented a van possibly connected to the attack, but weren't sure whether he was responsible for the shooting.

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