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Times Square Block Shut Down [Bomb Squad Summoned]
Wall St. Journal ^ | May 01st 2010

Posted on 05/01/2010 7:00:18 PM PDT by Steelfish

Times Square Block Shut Down

By SEAN GARDINER and R.M. SCHNEIDERMAN

NYPD closed off streets from 42nd to 47th along Broadway in New York City. Police shut down a block in the heart of Times Square Saturday night after receiving a call about a suspicious car fire, delaying some Broadway shows by more than an hour.

The call came in just after 6:30 and as of 9 p.m., 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues had not been opened. When police initially responded, they saw smoke coming out of the car but no fire.

Dustin Drankoski for the Wall Street Journal NYPD closed off streets from 42nd to 47th along Broadway in New York City. Police said a bomb squad investigation was on the scene and that the car on fire was a sport utility vehicle had license plates that didn't match the make of the car, raising suspicions.

On one of the theater district's busiest nights, some shows, including "The Lion King," were delayed by an hour or more, according to the Broadway World website.

Oprah Winfrey was in attendance of the new hit "Fela," being shown at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on West 49th Street, and the production began on time and wasn't interrupted.

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alreadyposted; bombscare; carbomb; comedycentral; faisalshahzad; ied; islam; mtvnetworks; muslims; nyc; nypd; obama; rop; southpark; timesquare
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To: jimbo123

That makes sense .. they had threatened to kill them


341 posted on 05/01/2010 9:55:26 PM PDT by CyberAnt
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To: txhurl

Well, it is Times Square on a Saturday evening. With the mass of people normally in the area, there would have been significant carnage.


342 posted on 05/01/2010 9:57:46 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: onyx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjA_RtsBfAo
The Who ~ Won’t Get Fooled Again ~ Concert For New York City


343 posted on 05/01/2010 9:58:24 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

LOL. Well, what do Muslim’s know about televison programming? Maybe the Muzzie thought Saturday Night Live meant all TV programs? LOL.


344 posted on 05/01/2010 9:58:31 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

345 posted on 05/01/2010 9:58:36 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: onyx

Amen! Still telling officers to look for suspicious vehicles and packages via the NYPD Special Op radio transmisssions.

What is “Farmer is in the dell” mean? Anyone?


346 posted on 05/01/2010 10:01:35 PM PDT by MWestMom (Tread carefully, truth lies here.)
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To: CyberAnt

Road to Radicalism: The Man Behind the ‘South Park’ Threats

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/23/road-radicalism-man-south-park-threats/


347 posted on 05/01/2010 10:01:39 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: ArmstedFragg
How it was configured is the issue.

Bump. My first thoughts are that it was designed to be a lure (the vehicle blazes and attracts first responders while the propane tanks cook).
348 posted on 05/01/2010 10:01:43 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: roses of sharon

“Marc Ambinder reported Bloomberg’s staff was having trouble getting communications within the Hilton’s ballroom (in Washington).”
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So glad this was not a national disaster then since the BO (who MUST have his blackberry) isn’t available. Even with a blackberry. Interesting.


350 posted on 05/01/2010 10:03:19 PM PDT by JouleZ (You are the company you keep.)
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To: JouleZ

When is/was the presser by the NYC officials?


351 posted on 05/01/2010 10:04:09 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: jimbo123

I never thought of that, but that could be.


352 posted on 05/01/2010 10:04:34 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: yield 2 the right

...answer: In less than a hour, per FNC.


353 posted on 05/01/2010 10:05:05 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: MWestMom

...may mean Bloomberg is in the area


354 posted on 05/01/2010 10:05:37 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: Yehuda

PS - be safe with the weather up your way.

Thanks, we’re under a Tornado Watch right now. It’s going to be a long night with all these storms moving in now.


355 posted on 05/01/2010 10:06:02 PM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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To: yorkie

“Homeland Security has no comment at this time, terrorism not confirmed.”

Um, she will probably say somethng stupid...like the system worked.


356 posted on 05/01/2010 10:06:14 PM PDT by califamily4W
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To: Liberty Valance

Thanks!


357 posted on 05/01/2010 10:07:09 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: califamily4W

Expect Napolitano to say that this was not terrorism, just someone who went to Home Depot and forget the stuff he bought in his car..the reason why the Muslim guy ran off, well, he was scared of course..afraid of being racially profiled. I can read Napolitano like a book, expect to hear that kind of crap from her


358 posted on 05/01/2010 10:07:34 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: MWestMom

Prime directive aquaduct station - what’s that mean? We need someone who knows what all this police talk means monitoring the radio for NYPD spec ops.


359 posted on 05/01/2010 10:07:47 PM PDT by MWestMom (Tread carefully, truth lies here.)
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To: MWestMom
WIKI - The Farmer in the Dell FWIW.
360 posted on 05/01/2010 10:09:15 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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