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| NY Times Square closed over blast | NY Times Square closed over blast |
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| US police have cordoned off a section of New York City's Times Square to investigate what witnesses say was a small explosion. | US police have cordoned off a section of New York City's Times Square to investigate what witnesses say was a small explosion. |
| Cars and police tape blocked vehicles from entering the area. | Cars and police tape blocked vehicles from entering the area. |
| The explosion appeared to have taken place near a military recruiting centre in the square in central Manhattan, reports say. | |
| Members of the police department's bomb squad and fire department officials were at the scene. | Members of the police department's bomb squad and fire department officials were at the scene. |
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