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New York City police defused a car bomb parked in Times Square, one of the city's busiest tourist attractions. Sources said propane tanks, fireworks and a timing device were removed from a parked SUV. Part of the area has been cleared of pedestrians and blocked off. The security alert was triggered when a street vendor saw smoke coming from a black Nissan Pathfinder parked on 45th Street and Seventh Avenue. Police shut down several blocks of New York's busiest tourist attractions, as well as subway lines, while a robotic arm broke windows of the vehicle. There were explosive elements, including powder, gasoline, propane and some kind of electrical wires attached to a clock, police spokesman Paul Browne told reporters early on Sunday. No motive has been identified, he added. Mr Browne also said officers were investigating a report that someone had been seen running and they are reviewing security videotapes. The car's plates do not match the registration, he said. FBI agents have joined NYPD investigators at the scene.
