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“Man seen fumbling with the device vanished into the crowd.."

by YankeeJim | May 2, 2010 at 08:33 am

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There were heroes present at the scene as well. NYPD is very quiet now. I suspect they are closing in on the culprit.

I can imagine the guy running along the street and into the back alleys of the city. There are so many places to hide, though he probably doesn’t belong there and soon, he will stand out.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/05/01/2010-05-01_times_square_evacuated_after_smoking_vehicle_sparks_emergency_probe.html

“3 cops, street vendor stop Times Square car bomb from detonating; Gas, clock found inside carBY Alison Gendar, Rocco Parascandola, Kevin Deutsch and Samuel Goldsmith
DAILY NEWS WRITERS

Three heroic cops and a quick-thinking street vendor stopped a madman from detonating a car bomb in the heart of Times Square Saturday night, law enforcement officials told the Daily News.

The T-shirt vendor - a Vietnam vet - told Officer Wayne Rhatigan there was smoke coming from a Nissan SUV on the southwest corner of 45th St. and Broadway about 7 p.m., sources said.

Rhatigan approached the car, saw the smoke, and sprang into action.

"I did a lap around the vehicle. The inside was smoking," Rhatigan told the Daily News Saturday night. "I smelled gunpowder and knew it might blow. I thought it might blow any second."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/....html#ixzz0mn3kC1zU”