Someone Bombed A Recruiting Station

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

Police Investigate Times Square Blast

NEW YORK (AP) - A small bomb caused minor damage to an empty military recruiting station in Times Square early Thursday, shaking guests in hotel rooms high above "the crossroads of the world."

The blast, which happened around 3:45 a.m., left a gaping hole in the front window and shattered a glass door, twisting and blackening its metal frame. No one was hurt. But Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the device, though unsophisticated, could have caused "injury and even death."

A witness saw a person on a bicycle wearing a backpack and a hood and acting suspiciously, but no one saw the device being placed in front of the recruiting center, authorities said at a news conference.

"If it is something that's directed toward American troops then it's something that's taken very seriously and is pretty unfortunate," said Army Capt. Charlie Jaquillard, who is the commander of Army recruiting in Manhattan.

[Onyx]

Damn. Glad nobody was hurt though.

[ttogreh]

The choice of time, early in the morning, suggests that the motive was political, rather than purely malicious.

Incredibly stupid, but it could have been worse.

[Shade Everdark]

Cripes.

You don't scorn the institutions charged with protecting us.

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

Reasonable people don't.

I'm pretty sure if your willing to plant a bomb to make a point, your past reason.

[nilhil_glory]

I'm pretty sure if your willing to plant a bomb to make a point, your past reason.

agreed

[bean]

Cripes.

You don't scorn the institutions charged with protecting us.

exactly!

[Homicidalheathen]

Why didn't I hear about this but on local goth board?

US is fucked. I watched the news all week and did not hear about this

Police Investigate Times Square Blast

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

well, it happened about 3am yesterday morning... so, watching the news all week would have done you no good... unless you ahve a tv station that shows future news.

[Destroit]

well, it happened about 3am yesterday morning... so, watching the news all week would have done you no good... unless you ahve a tv station that shows future news.

Ah that's why I heard about it last Friday on FutrTV. I was confused, kay, carry on.

[uggae]

yea I guess it's political, but the question is(for me at least) what fraction would do this.. here in Denmark(at least a month ago) ppl would blame the leftist, not because of the target, but simply because somehow(i know about the 1 march riots and stuff like that but anyway) the whole left wing are, in ppls mind, bomb throwing militants. but we're mostly pacifist. in the US, the islamist would get the blame i guess. what do you guys think?(BTW i of cause condemn the attacks, but we can't just sit and agree with eachother^^)

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

It has not been blamed really on anybody... but a left wing antiwar group of some kind is my guess.

[Head Wreck]

that was shitty.

i know it went off when it was empty but what if something went wrong and it went off earlier or later.

even experienced IRA bombers occasionaly blew themselves up.

[ttogreh]

Apparently, it is some bicyclist bombing bimbo that has attacked a few consulates in the past. More than likely, it's a sad angry man or woman that is trying to fight against the perceived impotency of his or her own life by blowing shit up.

George Metesky was fired from ConEd, and blew things up for 16 years before he was caught, in 1957.

There is nothing new under the sun.