Vehicle Found At Times Square Contained Explosive Device, New York Car Bomb Defused
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has confirmed that a suspicious sport utility vehicle found in Times Square "did indeed contain an explosive device."
The device was found by the police in the vehicle Saturday night. Police cleared the streets of people, who were present around Times Square in order to dismantle the device.
The device was found in a black Nissan Pathfinder and the police broke the window of the vehicle using a robotic arm to remove the suspected explosive materials. Talking to reporters, police spokesman Paul Browne said that the officials removed bomb-making materials like propane tanks, explosive powders and a crude timing device from the vehicle.
"There were explosive elements, including powder, gasoline, propane and some kind of electrical wires attached to a clock. No motive has been identified," added Browne.
An officer saw smoke coming from the vehicle and police sprang into action immediately to clear the streets at the "Crossroads of the World," another name for Times Square. The area was sealed for more than seven hours.
Browne noted that police have received reports that someone was seen running from the vehicle at some point and the police are investigating the truth of the reports, besides viewing the feeds of the surveillance cameras. The spokesman noted that the registration number of the vehicle was different from its license plates.
"The NYPD bomb squad has rendered safe an improvised car bomb," told New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
We will keep you informed as more details come in about the New York car bomb.
