New York’s Brooklyn Bridge was shut down and cleared of traffic today while a bomb squad investigated an abandoned SUV with no license plates or VIN number parked near the middle.
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@GerryPadden Nice shot, Gerry. Let's hope it's just someone who ran out of gas.
— Writerweegs (@WriterWeegs) May 27, 2013
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The bomb squad did arrive, assisted by a bomb-sniffing dog, while police helicopters monitored the scene from above.
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BREAKING: Person dressed in full bomb squad protective clothing is walking away from car on Brooklyn Bridge, leaving all doors open.
— Jamie DeLoma (@jdeloma) May 27, 2013
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What's happening on the #brooklynbridge ? #shutdown #helicopters #nyc #photography #photojournalism http://t.co/ebHskwZBcO
— Mansura Khanam (@mansura) May 27, 2013
A cleared Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian walkway. pic.twitter.com/bNK5rRlogu
— Ben Bell (@BenjaminBell) May 27, 2013
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Update: Police have given the all clear and reopened the bridge to traffic.
Police say initial indications are no explosives in the vehicle on the Brooklyn Bridge
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) May 27, 2013
Brooklyn bridge reopened. Pedestrians clap at the news
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) May 27, 2013
Traffic moving again on the Brooklyn Bridge after closure for abandoned SUV pic.twitter.com/0wX9pRI3D5
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) May 27, 2013
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Update: The New York Times’ J. David Goodman has some more details, although the situation is still mysterious. A breakdown is understandable, but why no plates? Police reportedly recovered DNA samples from the truck in an effort to track the driver.
Police found nothing in the car on the Brooklyn Bridge: "not even a scrap of paper."
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) May 27, 2013
Very. Detectives will comb it for prints and DNA to find owner. To be continued… RT @Rogene: @jdavidgoodman well THAT is mysterious
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) May 27, 2013
Cops now saying car wasn't totally empty: there was a car battery behind the driver's seat, unconnected to anything, and can of "Fix-a-Flat"
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) May 27, 2013
In summary: don't park on the Brooklyn Bridge
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) May 27, 2013
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