March 6, 2008 Times Square bombing

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Times Square bombing
Location Times Square, New York City
Date March 6, 2008
morning (UTC-5)
Attack type bombing
Deaths 0
Injured 0
Perpetrator(s) unknown

On the morning of March 6, 2008, there was a bombing at the United States armed forces recruiting station in Times Square, which is located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The bombing damaged the door and a front window of the recruiting center. There were no injuries.[1]

The recruiting station is in the median strip between Seventh Avenue and Broadway, between West 44th Street and West 43rd Street.

A lone bicyclist was recorded on a security camera approaching the station, dismounting, and then speeding off shortly before the blast.[1]

[edit] Official response

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials appeared later in the morning in a joint news conference. Mayor Bloomberg denounced the attack and said that it "insults every one of our brave men and women in uniform stationed around the world.”[2]

White House officials hesitated on classifying this bombing as a terrorist incident.[3]

[edit] Investigations

As of March 7, 2008, 4:58 PM EST, there is a continuing manhunt for a mysterious hooded cyclist.[4] Investigators are investigating similarities between this bombing and other early morning bombings.[5]The New York City Police Department has released photos of a bicycle and a suspect on March 7, 2008.[6]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Al Baker (2008-03-07). In Times Square Blast, Echoes of Earlier Bombings. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  2. ^ Tom Hays, Associated Press, as published in "Kansas City Star," March 6, 2008 "Military recruitment center targeted in Times Square bombing" http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/520698.html
  3. ^ Sara Carter, "Washington Times," "Film of bombing suspect released," March 6, 2008 http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080306/NATION/916788304/0/FRONTPAGE
  4. ^ "Hunt Continues For Mysterious Times Square Bomber" WNBC-TV March 7, 2008 http://www.wnbc.com/investigations/15528573/detail.html
  5. ^ "Hollywood Hills Man not Connected to NYC Bombing," LAist, an associated site of the Gothamist, March 7, 2008 http://laist.com/2008/03/07/hollywood_hills.php
  6. ^ Photo of Times Square bombing suspect released March 9, 2008 http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/08/times.square.bomb/index.html