Times Square car bomb fails to detonate

This seems like a rather amateurish attempt but it could well have led to dozens if not hundreds of deaths. If you go online you can find approximately 88,000 matches to a search for "how to make a bomb with household items". The directions are clear and direct -- even if the sites tend to suggest the bomb is merely "for fun" -- how much fun is a bomb? The point here is that restricting the technology is impossible -- the focus has to be on the people who want to make the bombs -- to steal and amend a phrase, "bombs don't kill people, people kill people":


Times Square car bomb fails to detonate
Mayor says city lucky to avoid potentially 'deadly event'

Heavily armed police evacuated the area Saturday after a T-shirt vendor reported smoke coming from a Nissan Pathfinder on 45th Street around 6:30 p.m. ET. The vehicle had its engine running and hazard lights flashing.

Officers cleared the streets as investigators removed three propane tanks, fireworks, two full 19-litre gasoline containers and two clocks with batteries, electrical wire and other components from the vehicle, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.