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Police in New York foiled an attempted car bomb attack in the heart of Times Square thanks to a T-shirt vendor who saw smoke coming from the explosives laden vehicle, officials said Sunday.
Bomb squad officers discovered propane gas tanks, fireworks and timing devices loaded into the back of the sports utility vehicle after the T-shirt seller alerted authorities around 6:30 pm (2230 GMT) on Saturday.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility although the state governor said it was the work of terrorists.
"We are very lucky ... (to) avoid what could have been a very deadly event," the city's Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at an impromptu press conference early Sunday.
"The bomb squad confirmed that the suspicious vehicle indeed did contain an explosive device."
Bloomberg also said the bomb was homemade and "looked amateurish" but "certainly could have exploded."
Bomb squad officers discovered propane gas tanks, fireworks and timing devices loaded into the back of the sports utility vehicle after the T-shirt seller alerted authorities around 6:30 pm (2230 GMT) on Saturday.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility although the state governor said it was the work of terrorists.
"We are very lucky ... (to) avoid what could have been a very deadly event," the city's Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at an impromptu press conference early Sunday.
"The bomb squad confirmed that the suspicious vehicle indeed did contain an explosive device."
Bloomberg also said the bomb was homemade and "looked amateurish" but "certainly could have exploded."
Police defuse car bomb in Times Square
Police found and defused a car bomb inside a suspicious vehicle in New York's Times Square. "We avoided what could have been a very deadly event,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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