car bomb times square

The car bomb defused in New York's Times Square was a terrorist attack, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Sunday, but the officials to identify who may be responsible.An Islamic web site said that the Taliban in Pakistan claimed responsibility for the crude devices made of propane, gasoline and fireworks. But security analysts urged caution, saying that it may be a link to the national cause in the United States.Police, tipped off a street vendor, found the bomb in an SUV in Times Square, where the entertainment and shopping downtown Manhattan was filled with tourists and theatergoers in a warm Saturday night.

Times Square was evacuated on Saturday, but usually only for five hours Sunday reopened a large police presence. Broadway officials said all the shows, does not work, although it started out."A few years ago I was that nervous. I am not a pot," said Amy Grossman, a teacher at the New York theater tickets line Sunday morning.The police are examining CCTV pictures of evidence after the SUV traveling in the area, such as forensic expert to pore over the vehicle and bomb parts.Agreements between the attack on Times Square in London and one in 2007, the vehicle left in a noisy environment, with the intent to cause hurt, "said Sajjad Gohel, director for international security in the London-based market research firm in Asia Pacific Foundation.