Update: Car With Explosives Found In NY Times Sq [View All]

Source: Sky News

Damien Pearse, Sky News Online

New York's Times Square has been evacuated after the discovery of a car containing explosives.

A dark-coloured sports car was found to contain explosives, gasoline, propane and burned wires, a New York Fire Department officer told Reuters.

The officer, who did not give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said a man was seen fleeing the car.

Police evacuated several blocks around the popular tourist area in the centre of Manhattan in case there were other devices.

The officer said the car was smoking and there were popping sounds.

The car was said to be a "failed device."

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Read more: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/New-York-Times-Square-Evacuated-After-Car-Containing-Explosives-Is-Discovered/Article/201005115623779?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15623779_New_York_Times_Square_Evacuated_After_Car_Contain

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Car bomb forces Times Square shutdown

Source: Reuters

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Firefighters on the scene observed a small "flash" from the vehicle and dozens of officers blocked access to the busy central Manhattan square popular with tourists and theatre-goers.

Officers at the scene earlier said the evacuation order stemmed from an "emergency investigation".

A bomb squad responded and a small fire was extinguished.

A New York City firefighter said he arrived early on the scene described the vehicle as a dark-coloured SUV, and said it was parked at the corner of 45th Street and Seventh Avenue.

The firefighter said a "mini-explosion" occurred between 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm local time. "The SUV was smoking. There was a flash and we put two and two together" and an evacuation was ordered, he said.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/02/2888024.htm

When this was breaking on Sky News I turned over to their sister channel in New York (Faux) and they were having a round table disinformation session about President Obama. Nothing on their ticker, either.