NEW YORK - Ua loaʻa i nā mākaʻi he "amateurish" akā ikaika loa i loko o kahi kaʻa mea hoʻokani pila ma Times Square, a laila hoʻomaʻemaʻe i nā alanui o nā tausani o nā mākaʻikaʻi e holo ana ma ka ʻāpana ʻāina i hiki iā lākou ke hoʻopau iā ia, wahi a nā luna i ka Lāpule.
"Ua pale mākou i ka mea i hiki ke lilo i mea make loa," wahi a Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "Ua hiki ke pahū a loaʻa ke ahi nui a me ka nui o ka hopena pahū."
Ua wehe ka poʻe noiʻi i ʻekolu pahu propane, nā mea puhi ahi, ʻelua pahu ʻaila 5-galani i hoʻopiha ʻia, a me ʻelua uaki me nā pihi, uea uila, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe mai ke kua o Nissan Pathfinder, wahi a ke Komisina Makai Raymond Kelly. Ua loaʻa pū kekahi pahu metala ʻeleʻele e like me ka laka pū a e hoʻopau ʻia ma waho o ke kahua āna i ʻōlelo ai.
Ua kapa ʻo Bloomberg i ka mea pahū he "akamai" a ua ʻōlelo ʻo Kelly ʻo nā mea pahū he mau mea hoʻohana i ka mea kūʻai aku akā ua hiki ke hōʻeha nui i kahi poloka o nā hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni Broadway a me nā hale ʻaina e piha ana i nā mākaʻikaʻi.
"Manaʻo wau ʻo ka manaʻo e hana i kahi pōpō ahi nui," wahi a Kelly.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “It certainly could have exploded and had a pretty big fire and a decent amount of explosive impact.
- But potentially powerful bomb in a smoking sport utility vehicle in Times Square, then cleared the streets of thousands of tourists milling through the landmark district so they could dismantle it, authorities said Sunday.
- A black metal box resembling a gun locker was also recovered and will be detonated off site he said.
