Grenade left in Uber as anti-Israel protesters march through NYC – while NYPD struggles to reach device: source
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Published on March 2, 2024
Updated March 2, 2024, 7:03 p.m. ET
A slow-moving grenade was discovered in the back seat of an Uber in Times Square on Saturday, which the NYPD bomb squad had difficulty reaching because anti-Israel protesters blocked traffic, The Post has learned.
Several demonstrators marching to Times Square as part of the Millions for Palestine March were arrested for blocking the path of a police vehicle as it responded to the scene, police and sources said.
An explosive device was discovered in the back seat of an Uber in Times Square on Saturday, which the New York City bomb squad struggled to reach because anti-Israel protesters blocked traffic, The Post has learned. Adam Gray for the New York Post After an Uber driver dropped off a passenger at 42nd Street and 7th Avenue in Times Square, he turned around and saw a grenade in the back seat of his Nissan Altima, police sources said. Adam Gray for the New York Post The driver reported the explosive to police shortly after 4 p.m., prompting emergency services and the bomb squad to respond, cops said. William Miller police officers managed to establish a security perimeter around the car with the grenade and blocked off vehicular and pedestrian traffic on 42nd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. A police source said they believed the grenade was inactive. William Miller The Bomb Squad had difficulty accessing the explosive device as thousands of protesters marched to Times Square as part of the Millions March for Palestine, a police source said. Adam Gray for the New York Post
Video released by NYPD shows a crowd of protesters in Times Square surrounding a police vehicle before officers could push them back.
“Happy Saturday everyone! Except the people who thought it was a good idea to block an NYPD ESU vehicle on the way to a bomb threat call,” NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry wrote in a social media post alongside the video.
“They will spend their Saturday where they belong – in prison!” he added.
After an Uber driver dropped off a passenger at 42nd Street and 7th Avenue, he turned around and saw a grenade in the back seat of his Nissan Altima, police sources said.
Officers eventually managed to establish a security perimeter around the car with the grenade and blocked off vehicle and pedestrian traffic on 42nd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
Police were unable to provide information about the grenade but said it was inactive.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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