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Grand Central Station Hit By Bomb Scare

Trains skip station during brief investigation

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 25, 2013 8:13 AM CST

(Newser) – Most New Yorkers were probably at home watching the Oscars, but those out and about might have noticed a hiccup in the MTA last night. Trains started skipping Grand Central Station last night, and the Times Square Shuttle was shut down over a bomb scare, DNAinfo reports. At 9:40, a spokesman confirmed that services were down for "an NYPD investigation" but wouldn't say more; at 10:15, another confirmed it had been a bomb scare of some kind.

While the media largely missed the incident, reports of it did light up Twitter. "I literally can't believe no news outlet is covering this bomb threat at grand central #nyc," one user tweeted.

In this Jan. 9, 2013 file photo, pedestrians and travelers stroll through the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in New York.
In this Jan. 9, 2013 file photo, pedestrians and travelers stroll through the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in New York.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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mind_riot
Feb 25, 2013 10:54 AM CST
have to keep the sheeple from stampeding  . its only good to be scarred at what they want you to , fear the shadows ignore the bombs
Bosda
Feb 25, 2013 9:01 AM CST
We have become so celebrity-obsessed, that self-preservation itself is numbed. Cerebral paralysis! May-blossom senility!  Marvelous!
Fondue
Feb 25, 2013 8:45 AM CST
American media couldn't put the blame on Muslims is probably why they didn't cover it.
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