Times Square evacuated after bomb threat
By IANSFriday, May 7, 2010
NEW YORK - Six days after the aborted car bombing, Times Square was evacuated again Friday after a suspicious package was found near the Marriott Marquis Hotel, police said.
A source at the Marriott Marquis hotel told CNN that an abandoned cooler was left outside. The source said the bomb squad was trying to determine if it was a threat.
At least four streets near the area were closed for traffic.
The evacuation comes six days after an SUV with explosives was left in Times Square resulting in the arrest of Faisal Shahzad, 30, an American citizen of Pakistani origin.
His father is a retired senior Pakistani Air Force officer.
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