NY police confirm car bomb caused Times Sq. evacuation
NEW YORK |
NEW YORK May 1 (Reuters) - The New York Police Department said on Saturday the incident that caused Times Square to be evacuated was what appeared to be a car bomb, which was being dismantled by officers on the scene.
"This appears to be a car bomb that the bomb squad is in the process of dismantling," police spokesman Paul Browne said. "We do not know the motive."
Browne said an NYPD mounted policeman spotted a box smoking in the back of the sport utility vehicle and that the area was evacuated shortly after that.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Writing by Mark Egan, editing by Will Dunham)
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