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NY Times Square closed over blast Small bomb hits NY Times Square
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US police have cordoned off a section of New York City's Times Square to investigate a small explosion. An explosive device has caused minor damage to a military recruitment centre on New York City's Times Square.
A man on a bicycle is believed to have thrown both an explosive device and an incendiary device at a military recruitment centre. The blast occurred before daybreak, when the centre was empty. No-one was hurt. A glass window was smashed.
The plate glass window of the centre was smashed. No-one was hurt. Police have not arrested anybody. Police blocked off the area. The recruiting station, located on a traffic island, has occasionally been the site of anti-war protests.
Members of the police department's bomb squad and fire department officials were at the scene. Asked if it could be a terror attack, a US Homeland Security Department told Reuters: "we're investigating."
Cars and police tape blocked the surrounding streets. Cars and police tape blocked surrounding streets.
At one point, subway trains passed through Times Square station without stopping, but normal service has resumed. The blast happened in the early hours of Thursday.
Witnesses staying at a Times Square hotel told the Associated Press news agency that they heard a "big bang" and could feel the building shake.
A plume of smoke was also visible after the explosion, they said.
At one point, subway trains passed through Times Square station without stopping, but normal service later resumed.
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