The New York and New Jersey bombings suspect is in custody after a shootout with police that began when he was found sleeping in a bar doorway.
Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, is undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound. Two officers were also injured in the confrontation in Linden, New Jersey.
Linden is four miles (6km) south-west of the city of Elizabeth, where further devices were found late on Sunday.
The FBI said no other suspect was being sought over the weekend's blasts.
Linden Mayor Derek Armstead said the suspect was found sleeping in the vestibule of Merdie's Tavern by the owner, who reported him to police.
Media captionA bomb disposal robot tried to disarm a device in Elizabeth
When a police officer went to investigate and wake him, he realised he resembled the man in the wanted poster, the mayor said.
"Within moments the suspect fired on him. Thank God he had his vest on."
The injured police officers are "ok and safe", Mr Armstead said.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said officials "have every reason to believe this was an act of terror".
FBI assistant director in charge of New York, William Sweeney, told a news conference investigators had found evidence linking Mr Rahami to devices in both New Jersey and New York.
He said there was no indication a terror cell was active in the area.
The suspect was taken into custody on Elizabeth Avenue in Linden, according to reports
Mr Rahami, an Afghan-born US citizen, had been named by the FBI as a suspect in Saturday's bombing in Manhattan.
His family home in Elizabeth was being searched by officers.
The bombing in the Chelsea district injured 29 people. An unexploded device was found nearby.
Other devices have been found or have exploded in New Jersey over the past few days.
Early on Saturday, a pipe bomb exploded in a shore town ahead of a charity race. No-one was hurt.
One of several devices found in an abandoned backpack near the railway station in Elizabeth exploded as a police robot was trying to disarm it in the early hours of Monday morning.
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