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Suspicious Device Found On Train Tracks In Elizabeth
CBS ^ | 9-18-16

Posted on 09/18/2016 8:44:18 PM PDT by Revel

ELIZABETH, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A suspicious device was found on the Northeast Corridor train tracks in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Sunday night.

The suspicious item was found in the area of North Broad and Westfield Avenue.

Area businesses have reportedly been ordered to shut down and evacuate as bomb technicians have a robot checking the suspicious device.

A hazmat team has also been requested to the scene.

Police are evacuating and securing the area around the train line.

Service has been temporarily suspended between Newark Airport and Elizabeth stations in both directions.

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(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: elizabeth; isolatedincidents; newjersey; nj; railroadplots; rr; tracks; trainplots; trains; traintracks
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To: Revel

We are lucky no one was killed by these bombs yet.


41 posted on 09/18/2016 10:08:00 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: GOPJ

“Amazing - it WAS two people - not a camera - AND they quickly notified the police.”

Sounds more like two crackheads looking for something of value to pawn for drugs. And they told the police after they had screwed with it and seen wires. Probably missed being vaporized by sheer luck.


42 posted on 09/18/2016 10:08:18 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: jennychase

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-explosion-fbi-cops-investigate-vehicle-interest-n-y-new-n650306?cid=sm_tw

This just happened


43 posted on 09/18/2016 10:10:41 PM PDT by SE Mom (Deplorable and Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Revel

ELIZABETH, N.J. — A large explosion was heard in New Jersey early Monday near the scene where a suspicious package that appeared to contain pipe bombs was discovered earlier near the Elizabeth transit station. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-explosion-fbi-cops-investigate-vehicle-interest-n-y-new-n650306


44 posted on 09/18/2016 10:10:48 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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Miguel Almaguer ‏@Miguelnbc 12m12 minutes ago

Thunderous explosion that seemed to startle many police + sent others running heard in Elizabeth, NJ train station


45 posted on 09/18/2016 10:14:02 PM PDT by jennychase
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To: PghBaldy

One bomb robot probably destroyed. I hope they have more.


46 posted on 09/18/2016 10:15:41 PM PDT by Revel
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To: jennychase

UPDATE: Suspicious package detonated prematurely as bomb disposal robot was investigating the package


47 posted on 09/18/2016 10:17:06 PM PDT by jennychase
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To: jennychase

Mayors spokesman confirms controlled explosion in Elizabeth,NJ. Says there may be more "booms" as "multiple" devices are in single backpack.


48 posted on 09/18/2016 10:19:33 PM PDT by jennychase
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To: GOPJ

They came very close to being blown into particles.....


49 posted on 09/18/2016 10:19:52 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: rdl6989; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; TWhiteBear; WildHighlander57; Velveeta; ..
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Suspicious Device Found On Train Tracks In Elizabeth, N.J.

Check out article and comments.

Thanks, rdl6989.

50 posted on 09/18/2016 10:20:41 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: PLMerite

Read online the two men are homeless..maybe they thought there was something of value that they could pawn to make some cash, they are lucky they could have easily become fertilizer


51 posted on 09/18/2016 10:21:14 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: jennychase

Twitter posts saying it was a controlled explosion by bomb squad....


52 posted on 09/18/2016 10:21:44 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“Read online the two men are homeless...”

One of the major reasons people are homeless is drugs.


53 posted on 09/18/2016 10:24:17 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: Enchante

NBCNews: RT Miguelnbc: Mayors spokesman confirms controlled explosion in Elizabeth,NJ. Says there may be more “booms” as “multiple” devices…


54 posted on 09/18/2016 10:25:32 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: PLMerite

[“Read online the two men are homeless...”]

Those two should be given a place to live. They saved many lives tonight.

I wonder, how much the government spend to bring the ‘possible’ NJ terror cell to America?


55 posted on 09/18/2016 10:26:30 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: PLMerite

Which is why they probably thought there was something valuable inside that they could pawn for drugs..either way they are lucky they were not blown up to smithereens


56 posted on 09/18/2016 10:26:54 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Enchante

Contradicting reports.


57 posted on 09/18/2016 10:28:00 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Revel

all three devices found have had flip-phones as part of the mechanism

are flip-phones Obama phones? who is still selling flip phones?


58 posted on 09/18/2016 10:28:14 PM PDT by blueplum ((March 11, 2016 - the day the First Amendment died?))
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To: blueplum

Probably prepaid cell phones, you can go into any CVS and buy one..untraceable


59 posted on 09/18/2016 10:29:04 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Enchante

Imagine how many commuters will be traveling that track in just a few hours.


60 posted on 09/18/2016 10:30:18 PM PDT by rdl6989
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