Saturday, May 1, 2010

News Alert: Suspected Bomb Prompts Clearing of Times Square

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Sat, May 01, 2010 -- 10:54 PM ET
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Suspected Bomb Prompts Clearing of Times Square

Thousands of tourists and theatergoers were cleared from
Times Square as the police investigated what they suspected
was a car bomb there on Saturday evening.

Police officials said they received a report about 6:30 p.m.
of smoke coming from a Nissan Pathfinder parked on 45th
Street just west of Seventh Avenue. The authorities found a
smoking package in the vehicle and now believe it was a bomb.
A bomb squad was sent to the scene.

The package did not explode, and officials said they did not
know whether it was related to terrorism.

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