Times Square evacuated over suspicious "smoking" vehicle; bomb squad on scene - Polidicks

:siren:[highlight]UPDATE[/highlight]:siren: [release][url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64100G20100502][img]http://imgur.com/t9wEL.jpg[/img][/url] [img]http://www.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20100502&t=2&i=100699306&w=600&r=2010-05-02T024602Z_01_BTRE64107OU00_RTROPTP_0_TIMESSQUARE-EVACUATION[/img] [img]http://www.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20100502&t=2&i=100703318&w=600&r=2010-05-02T030239Z_01_BTRE64108GK00_RTROPTP_0_TIMESSQUARE-EVACUATION[/img] (Reuters) - An apparent failed car bomb in a dark-colored sport utility vehicle which was smoking and emitted a small "flash" caused police to evacuate New York's Times Square on Saturday night, Broadway's busiest night. A New York Fire Department officer told Reuters the vehicle was found to contain explosives, gasoline, propane and burned wires and was being treated as a "failed device." The officer, who did not give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said a man was seen fleeing the car and that police had protectively evacuated several blocks around the popular tourist area in the center of Midtown Manhattan in case there were other devices. Times Square was eerily empty for several blocks on Saturday night, the busiest night of the week on the Great White Way as tourists and theater-goers watched from behind barricades as anti-terrorism units swarmed the scene. New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said a vehicle had been left in Times Square, with smoke seen coming from it. Browne said a bomb squad responded and a small fire was extinguished. The SUV was parked very close to a production of "The Lion King" on 45th Street. Women in evening gowns were among the crowd on one of the warmest nights of the year and the busiest night of the week for Broadway theaters in the area. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was very heavy on streets outside the evacuation zone, including Sixth and Eighth Avenues. All intersections in the area were blocked by police and fire department vehicles, lights flashing. Another New York City firefighter who said he arrived early on the scene described the vehicle as a dark-colored SUV, and said it was parked at the corner of 45th Street and Seventh Avenue. He confirmed the vehicle was smoking and also said he saw "a flash" from the back of the SUV. The firefighter said a "mini-explosion" occurred around 6:30 p.m. "The SUV was smoking. There was a flash and we put two and two together" and an evacuation was ordered, he said. The bomb squad remained at the scene as of 11 p.m., including a firefighter in a bomb suit. A robot was being used to investigate the suspicious SUV. EXPLOSIONS WERE WATER CANNONS Reuters reporters on the scene said they heard an explosion from the area of the SUV around 9:15 p.m. An NYPD community affairs officer said that and another small explosion heard by bystanders were the sound of water cannons aimed at the vehicle in an attempt to break through the glass. Two fire trucks were also at the scene, prepared to douse the vehicle with water if needed, the firefighter said. Police allowed some people to enter theaters to view Broadway shows in the vicinity but later blocked other theatergoers from entering. Some hotel guests were allowed back to their rooms. At least some of the shows were allowed to go on. The square itself was mostly evacuated by 8 p.m., according to Reuters reporters on the scene. Police had evacuated an area stretching from about 42nd Street up to 47th Street and including Seventh Avenue and Broadway. A Reuters reporter on the scene said police began to broaden the area evacuated around 9:30 p.m., with crowds on 45th Street being pushed back from Times Square to Eighth Avenue to the west and Sixth Avenue to the east. Tourists in the area expressed annoyance and amusement. Nam Vu, 24, said he had arrived by bus in New York at 8 a.m. from Canada and was prevented from meeting a friend at the Marriott Marquis on Times Square. "I feel like I'm on a TV show," he said. "Where is (actor) Denzel Washington?" People inside theaters and restaurants on Times Square were generally allowed to stay, or to depart the area, but only police and firefighters were being allowed in.[/release] So, it's a car bomb that didn't work. Should have gotten one from Packie instead.

Wasn't there something like late last year? Like October of '09?

Any pics?

[QUOTE=wootmonster;21683736]Any pics?[/QUOTE] The one in OP isn't working? Shit.

it works for me

[QUOTE=elitehakor;21683806]it works for me[/QUOTE] Just rehosted to Imgur.

Maybe it's a bomb and the flash was it going off but not exploding like it was meant to?

It was a failed car bomb. [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02timessquare.html[/url] [quote]The authorities found a smoking package in the vehicle and now believe it was a bomb.[/quote] [url]http://twitter.com/mpoppel/status/13222748150[/url] [url]http://twitter.com/mpoppel/status/13222757908[/url] [url]http://twitter.com/mpoppel/status/13222765143[/url] [b]Confirmed via WNBC. It was a bomb.[/b]

[QUOTE=Jon-Ace;21684037]It was a failed car bomb.[/QUOTE] Holy shit.

Seriously? Shame it didn't go off. Not that I wanted people to die, it's just fuck all has been happening lately.

[QUOTE=RichyZ;21684103]shame we dont have another war because fuck man the iraq war is boring as shit[/QUOTE] i know right

[QUOTE=RichyZ;21684103]shame we dont have another war because fuck man the iraq war is boring as shit[/QUOTE] Shit man, the Iraqi War pretty much ended a long time ago. Just insurgents here and there to fight, along with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

[QUOTE=he-did-it-->;21684081]Seriously? Shame it didn't go off. Not that I wanted people to die, it's just fuck all has been happening lately.[/QUOTE] It's understandable you're attracted to spectacle, but it's crossing over the line when you publicly announce that you wish bad shit would happen. Oh fuck I just realized what this means for New York... security measures galore.

Who do you guys think tried to do this?

I know what was going on in that vehicle :2bong::weed::350:

[QUOTE=MrBob1337;21684162]Who do you guys think tried to do this?[/QUOTE] Obviously an idiot since it didn't work and there are a shitload of cameras in Times Square.

[QUOTE=MrBob1337;21684162]Who do you guys think tried to do this?[/QUOTE] herp derp iraq :downs: I actually would have been glad something went off too. Security measures take all the action out of life.

Woah. A bomb. In such a populated area.

Holy shit. That was pure luck, right there.

Can a mod retitle this "Times Square evacuation was for failed car bomb"?

Cool, time to invade somebody.

[QUOTE=Maloof?;21684246]Cool, time to invade somebody.[/QUOTE] I'd laugh (OK, not really) if this was an anti-government wacko.

I wonder who did this, and why, makes you wonder what kind of fucked up person would bomb a bunch of innocent civilians due to their beliefs.

I had no idea there were roads in NYC.

[QUOTE=he-did-it-->;21684081]Seriously? Shame it didn't go off. Not that I wanted people to die, it's just fuck all has been happening lately.[/QUOTE] What the hell is wrong with you. As for the news article, holy shit. Looks like they got lucky.

[QUOTE=he-did-it-->;21684081]Seriously? Shame it didn't go off. Not that I wanted people to die, it's just fuck all has been happening lately.[/QUOTE] what the fuck is wrong with you

[QUOTE=he-did-it-->;21684081]Seriously? Shame it didn't go off. Not that I wanted people to die, it's just fuck all has been happening lately.[/QUOTE] Lets hope people die so I can hear about some interesting news in my boring life!

I'm so glad it didn't go off. [editline]03:40AM[/editline] [QUOTE=he-did-it-->;21684081]Seriously? Shame it didn't go off. Not that I wanted people to die, it's just fuck all has been happening lately.[/QUOTE] Shut the fuck up you cunt.

[b]PRESIDENT OBAMA FAILS TO PREVENT ANOTHER TERRORIST ATTACK[/b] :foxnews: Is it just me, or are the majority of terrorists fucking retarded and incompetent?

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;21684609][b]PRESIDENT OBAMA FAILS TO PREVENT ANOTHER TERRORIST ATTACK[/b] :foxnews: Is it just me, or are the majority of terrorists fucking retarded and incompetent?[/QUOTE] Exactly this. There will never be another 9/11-scale attack on US soil.