A suspicious vehicle in the heart of Times Square led the police to clear thousands of tourists and theatergoers from the area on a warm and busy Saturday evening.It gets worse:
Reports said the vehicle contained a package that did not explode, and late Saturday night it was not clear whether the package was a bomb. A federal official said the incident was not considered it a terrorist threat and that the New York Police Department had told the Department of Homeland Security to stand down.
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. A bomb squad was sent to the scene.
WNBC: 3 PROPANE, 2 GASOLINE TANKS, BURNT WIRES AND SOMETHING RESEMBLING AN I.E.D. FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN TIMES SQUARE.It appears to be a failed car bomb.
Three years ago I walked down to Times Square on a Saturday night and it was packed full of people. Even though it was 11pm that night I felt perfectly safe. Lots of cops around and everybody was having a good time. Had this thing exploded as planned there could have been terrible carnage down there.
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The devices documented in the New York Times did not appear to be explosive in nature, but an incendiary risk. Had the propane/gasoline ignited the vehicle would have burned for hours pretty much putting human activity in that section of New York City on hold.
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