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SUV Triggers Bomb Scare Near AMNH
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Jaya Saxena
Published May 9, 2010
Modified May 9, 2010
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Jaya Saxena
Published May 9, 2010
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A black SUV "with a white circle on it" and New Jersey plates triggered closed roads from 77th to 81st Streets and response from bomb technicians earlier this afternoon. The SUV was parked on 77th Street and Central Park West, dangerously close to the American Museum of Natural History. As of 1 p.m. the police had located the owner and was conducting an interview, and at 1:50 p.m. the roads were reopened. Bomb technicians have yet to determine whether the car contained anything dangerous. UPDATE:Westside Independent is reporting the SUV was a prototype BMW with no registration and special markings on it. It was also allegedly parked with its engine running in front of a fire hydrant, and was covered with a tarp.
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