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False Alarm Empties Times Square

Forgotten cooler sets off massive reaction

(Newser) - Streets around Times Square have reopened after being evacuated when police received a report of a suspicious package abandoned under a bench in the area. The "package" turned out to be a small cooler with water bottles inside and a bag holding some papers, CNN reports. The objects were... More »

Taliban Now Say They Didn't Send 'Brave' NY Bomber

Pakistani militants say they're proud of Shahzad, but he's not one of them

(Newser) - The Pakistani Taliban have done a U-turn on their claim of responsibility for the Times Square bomb attempt. Group officials now say they had nothing to do with the bomb—but they are "proud" of the "brave job" done by suspect Faisal Shahzad. American law enforcement officials have... More »

Money Man Sought in NY Bomb Plot

Officials have the name of carrier linked to bomb purchases

(Newser) - Investigators are on the hunt for a courier who funneled cash to Faisal Shahzad ahead of his failed Times Square car bombing . Officials have the name of someone who helped Shahzad pay for the second-hand sport utility vehicle and other materials he used to build the gasoline-and-propane bomb he has... More »

Times Square Suspect Snagged by Phone Number

One he gave officials months ago turned up as a match

(Newser) - The would-be Times Square bomber came oh-so-close to covering all his tracks. But as the details trickle in, it seems what truly tripped him up was a phone number he provided to customs officials as part of airport screening a few months ago , reports the New York Times . The new... More »

No Perp Walk Today; He's Talking Too Much

Faisal Shahzad's court appearance is delayed

(Newser) - Faisal Shahzad won't be appearing in court today as scheduled, and maybe not even tomorrow, because he's offering up so much information to investigators about his alleged terror plot at Times Square. Feds formally charged Shahzad with five terror-related counts late in a day when details about him came fast... More »

What We Know About the Times Square Bomb Suspect

Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad 'seemed like a nice guy'

(Newser) - Details are starting to emerge on the man suspected of driving an explosive-laden SUV into Times Square, who will appear in court later today on as-yet-unknown charges. Faisal Shahzad, 30, is a naturalized US citizen born in Pakistan who had been raising a family in Bridgeport, Conn., for years before... More »

Times Square Bomb Suspect Arrested at Airport

Pakistani nabbed trying to flee US on flight to Dubai

(Newser) - A suspect in the failed car bomb attack on Times Square was taken into custody late last night while trying to flee the country. Faisal Shahzad, 30, of Connecticut, is being held in New York. Shahzad is a Pakistan-born US citizen who recently returned from a trip to Pakistan and... More »

Times Square Bomb Plot Has Foreign Links: Officials

Administration calls failed attack terrorism

(Newser) - The failed Times Square bombing was likely the work of more than one individual and may have been organized by people living abroad, the Washington Post reports. Administration officials won't say the incident was the work of an international organization— despite what the Pakistani Taliban claim s—but were examining... More »

Cops Find Owner of Explosives-Laden SUV

But he's not considered a suspect in the bombing

(Newser) - Police have found the owner of the black Nissan SUV that was found filled with explosives in Time Square on Saturday, but after speaking with him, they have ruled him out as a suspect. Still, the discovery is considered a significant breakthrough, and authorities remain optimistic, the New York Times... More »

Taliban Tries to Hijack Times Square Bombing: Experts

Hakimullah Mehsud appears alive in one video

(Newser) - Pakistan's Taliban did its best to claim credit(?) for Saturday's failed car bomb strike in Times Square, releasing three videos in rapid succession. One claimed outright responsibility for the attack, and two others starred Hakimullah Mehsud, the chief the US had thought it had killed. In a video allegedly taped... More »

Cops Hunt 'Furtive' Man in Times Square Video

Suspect shown changing shirts near car bomb site

(Newser) - Police released a Times Square surveillance video today of a "furtive" white man in his 40s spotted near an SUV car bomb stripping down apparently to change his appearance. A tourist may also have video of the same man "lunging" away from the SUV, reports the New York ... More »

Video Aids NYPD Manhunt

Surveillance tapes help probe of failed Times Square car bomb

(Newser) - Clues continue to emerge in last night's failed Times Square car bombing , with surveillance video showing a 40-something white man leaving the scene. The owner of the explosives-packed Nissan Pathfinder has been identified but not named publicly, reports the New York Times . "In my judgment, it would have caused... More »

Pakistani Taliban Claims Times Square Car Bomb

Law enforcement skeptical but alert level remains high

(Newser) - The Pakistani Taliban says the failed Times Square car bomb was the work of its operatives, but officials investigating the incident are dubious, reports the Daily News . The terrorist group has a history of claiming credit for incidents it had nothing to do with, and initial investigation results suggest "... More »

T-Shirt Vendor Emerges as Hero

Vietnam veteran doesn't want to make a big deal of it

(Newser) - The T-shirt vendor who alerted a New York City cop to a potential car bomb wasn't much interested in talking to reporters this morning. He just wanted to catch a cab home, reports the New York Times . “I’m not going to say anything," said the still unidentified... More »

Car Bomb Scares Times Square, Fails to Explode

Smoking vehicle with crude bomb doesn't detonate

(AP) - Police found an "amateurish" but potentially powerful bomb that began to detonate last night but failed to explode in a smoking sport utility vehicle in Times Square. Thousands of tourists were cleared from the streets for 10 hours while the bomb was dismantled. "We avoided what could have... More »

Gangs Riot in Times Square

Three shot, 30 arrested in annual 'gang initiation day'

(Newser) - Flocksof gangbangers descended on Times Square to wreak havoc last night, in what has become something of an Easter tradition. Hundreds of police were on hand, but they struggled to disperse the young people as they burst into stores and harassed pedestrians. “There's a lot of young kids outside... More »

JLo's Skintight Catsuit Grabs Eyes, Headlines

Singer's New Year's Eve getup is the talk of Times Square

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez stole the show at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve by performing in an outfit that provided just a bit more cover than Baby New Year's get-up. The entertainer's crystal-studded catsuit left almost nothing to the imagination as she high-kicked, writhed, and even crawled around on the rain-slicked... More »

World Rings In 2010

Hundreds of thousands descend on Times Square

(Newser) - From Sydney to Times Square, the world rang in 2010 with the usual pomp and funny glasses. See the AP photos for a sampling. More »

Van Causes Bomb Scare in Times Square

False alarm as cops evacuate NASDAQ over suspicious vehicle

(Newser) - Times Square had a bit of a scare this afternoon, one day ahead of the big ball dropping. Police partially evacuated the NASDAQ building and another high-rise because of a suspicious abandoned vehicle. The NYPD bomb squad investigated the old van, which had no plates, tinted windows, and hadn't been... More »

Cop Kills Gunman in Times Square

Victim opened fire first with a semiautomatic machine gun

(AP) - A plainclothes sergeant shot and killed a suspected scam artist outside a Times Square hotel today after an exchange of gunfire. Police say the victim fired first with a Mac 10 semiautomatic machine gun. The sergeant fired four times, hitting 25-year-old Raymond Martinez in the chest and arm. The shooting... More »

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