May 1, 2010

Here we go again

Just breaking -- from ABC News:
NYC's Times Square Evacuated in Bomb Scare
The incident in New York City's Times Square that began with a suspicious vehicle appears to have developed into a real threat from a fire bomb, according to one official account.

All reports indicate the vehicle contained gasoline, propane and possibly gun powder. Incindiary devices are not explosive devices, but are lethal.

The incident began around 6:35 p.m., when the Fire Department of New York responded to a car fire in the vicinity of 45th Street and 7th Avenue, and because of suspicious characteristics of the vehicle, the police department ESU was notified.

The car was identified as a Land Rover with a Connecticut or unmatched license plate. The car is still unsafe to perform appropriate diagnostics on. It is being confirmed as an actual incendiary device.
This has the earmarks of a domestic nut-case. The mix of explosives and propane. The use of a traceable vehicle -- even if the license plates have been swapped and the VIN tag removed, there are several other locations for the VIN that most people do not know about. This is a high profile incident so the police and feds will be putting all of their toys to use... Posted by DaveH at May 1, 2010 9:05 PM
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