SPECIAL POST
A Nissan Pathfinder containing a white powder, propane and gasoline was discovered smoking in a crowded Times Square by an alert police officer at approximately 7:00 PM EDT on Saturday, May 1st. He also noted someone running from the vehicle; the officer immediately called for the bomb squad, as well as more police and fire response. Within a very short time, it was determined that the plates on the vehicle did not belong to that vehicle. The bomb squad determined that the bomb was intended to do a lot of damage and certainly would have killed people, had it gone off. Times Square was evacuated.
Although it was not officially called a terrorist act after seven hours into the investigation, it most certainly was and I do not think that the attempt was domestic in the generic sense of the word. I believe as of the time of this post that the plot involved foreign influence.
Counting the Christmas Day airline bomber, that's two very close terrorist acts that could have caused massive destruction and loss of life. We got lucky, but I don't know how much longer this run of luck will last under this President.
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