Car Bomb in Times Square

Reports are still sketchy, but it appears detonation was attempted, VIA HA:

I’m reluctant to raise the alarm before the NYPD’s finished its investigation, but this makes me nervous:

A suspicious vehicle in the heart of Times Square led the police to clear thousands of tourists and theatergoers from the area on a warm and busy Saturday evening…

Police officials said a witness reported a running Nissan Pathfinder with Connecticut plates, with smoke coming out of the back. A bomb squad robot popped the back latch of the Pathfinder, and officers found what they initially believed was a bomb. The vehicle was found to contain explosives, gasoline, propane and burned wires, a Fire Department officer told Reuters.

The officer, who did not give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the news media, said that a man was seen fleeing the S.U.V. and that the police evacuated the area in case there were other threats nearby.

The officer said that the police were treating the vehicle as a “failed device.” The police were searching for a suspect.

That means someone is running around the city and that person needs to be found now. Here is some on the scene video, its about a minute in when you see the bomb squad with the car.