http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091230-706668.html
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/abandoned-van-prompts-police-response-on-times-square/
NYPD Evacuated Times Square Buildings As Precaution
- DECEMBER 30, 2009, 1:27 P.M. ET
A New York Police Department spokesman said it was too early in the investigation to comment on the nature of a suspicious van in Times Square on Wednesday, but police had evacuated some nearby buildings as a precaution.
The Nasdaq Stock Exchange's MarketSite was among the sites evacuated, though Fox Business Network has now reported the evacuations are over and the area is being reopened. Nasdaq's MarketSite is the exchange's face in Times Square, where it hosts corporate meetings, product launches, press conferences and special events.
"The bomb squad is barring pedestrians and is approaching the vehicle with a robot," Sgt. Carlos Nieves had told Dow Jones Newswires. "The camera will help technicians assess what it is in the van."
Fox showed that the rear doors of the van were opened by police and officers have moved in to inspect it. The news channel has also reported the FBI has been brought onto the scene.
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December 30, 2009, 12:03 pm Police Find Only Clothing in Abandoned Van
By AL BAKER Updated, 1:21 p.m. | Police officers sounded the all-clear and began reopening streets near Times Square that they had barricaded for nearly two hours in response to a suspiciously parked vehicle. After investigating the vehicle, a white 1992 Dodge van, the police said they discovered nothing harmful inside, only clothing.