Photo of NYC Bomb Suspect Released

$12,000 reward offered in attack on Times Square recruitment center

By John Abell, Newser User

Posted Mar 9, 2008 7:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – Police have released photos of a hooded cyclist suspected in the bombing of a military recruitment center in New York City's Times Square, CNN reports. The frame from a grainy surveillance video shows a person in a hoodie riding up Fifth Avenue, near the spot where the bicycle is believed to have been abandoned.

Authorities are offering a $12,000 reward in the case. No one was injured in the bombing last week and no arrests have been made, but an incident last month at the US-Canadian border is being re-examined for possible links. Agents found anarchist materials in a car search, and photos of NYC—including one that showed the recruitment center.

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This photo released by the New York City Police Department, Friday, March 7, 2008, shows an abandoned bicycle recovered from the trash, that police suspect was used in the bombing of the Times Square... (Associated Press)

This photo released by the New York Police Dept. from a private security camera shows an explosion at the Times Square military recruiting station Thursday morning March 6, 2008 in New York. Police released... (Associated Press)

Map locates the Times Square section of New York City where a bomb damaged an Army recruiting Center; 1c x 4 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 111.1 mm (Associated Press)

This sequence of photos released by the New York Police Dept. from a private security camera, shows an explosion at the Times Square military recruiting station Thursday morning March 6, 2008. Police... (Associated Press)

New York police officers with the bomb squad unit inspect the damage done by an explosive device to the military recruitment center Thursday, March 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. Police say there... (Associated Press)

This image taken from surveillance video and released by the New York City Police Department, Friday, March 7, 2008, shows a lone, hooded bicyclist riding on Fifth Avenue in New York City, toward an area... (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)

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Photo of NYC Bomb Suspect Released