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WASHINGTON | Tue May 4, 2010 1:54pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Deputy Director John Pistole said on Tuesday the bomb used in the attempted attack in Times Square in New York did not appear to be the work of an experienced bombmaker.

"It does not appear from our opinion to be the most sophisticated device," Pistole told a news briefing.

(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini, writing by David Alexander; editing by Doina Chiacu)

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