Police keep watch in Times Square after an incident involving a suspicious vehicle caused New York City authorities to shut down parts of the square on Saturday. Police investigated a smoking Nissan Pathfinder on 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues and found propane tanks, petrol, a powdered substance and a timing device inside.
A boys looks on in an evacuated Times Square.
Police keep watch in Times Square.
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