Times Square Evacuated as NYPD Struggles to Reach Grenade in Uber Amid Protests
TL;DR
Times Square was evacuated after a grenade was found in the back of an Uber in Midtown Manhattan, with anti-Israel protestors blocking NYPD from reaching the device. The driver discovered the explosive after dropping off a passenger and alerted the police, who eventually established a security perimeter around the vehicle. Thousands of protestors had been marching through New York City as part of a 'global day of action' opposing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, leading to several arrests by the NYPD.
- Times Square is evacuated after GRENADE is found in back of Uber - as NYPD bomb squad say they struggled to re Daily Mail
- NYPD car responding to call about grenade in Uber stopped by swarm of protesters in Times Square WABC-TV
- Grenade left in Uber as anti-Israel protesters march through NYC — as NYPD struggled to reach device: source New York Post
- Times Square closed off due to suspicious device: NYPD PIX11 New York News
- Pro-Palestinian protesters block NYPD from attending bomb threat, official claims The Jerusalem Post
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