Monday, May 3, 2010
Times Square Car Bomb Discovered!
Yesterday, after getting home, I hadn't been in the house 30 seconds, before my dad called me into the TV room. So, I walked in and he explained his calling me. He said there had been a car bomb discovered in Times Square, and I was quite shocked to hear this. So far, no one knows the exact motive for it, but this Huffington Post article explains that there might be a connection to the popular animated show South Park. The reason for this connection is because South Park recently depicted the Muslim prophet Mohammed wearing a bear costume in their TV show. The SUV was parked outside the Viacom building, which owns Comedy Central, the network that South Park airs on. This may sound ridiculous, but if you're familiar with the show, you know what I'm talking about. And after that particular episode aired, Muslim extremists issued threats to the shows producers. According to the New York daily news, the vehicle in question was a Nissan Pathfinder packed with M88's, propane tanks, gasoline, and fertilizer. There is video surveilance of a man exiting the vehicle and quickly changing shirts and fleeing the scene, and thanks to a quick acting street vendor and the NYPD, the threat was contained before anyone was hurt. The car bomb could have shattered windows, done large amounts of damage, and injured dozens of people. The liscense plate was taken from a car in a repair shop, and the car most likely stolen. Police say that this could be a terrorist attack, or it could be the efforts of a "lone wolf". Whatever the case, it was luckily thwarted by a street vendor selling I Love NY shirts, who in an interview gave his message to New York City, "If you see something say something."
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