New York Times Square Explosion

A small explosion occurred in New York's Times Square area in the wee hours of Thursday morning close to a United States Army recruiting center. New York police have cordoned off the affected vicinity around the busy tourist area between 42nd Street and 44th Street.

A man on a bicycle is believed to have thrown both an explosive device and an incendiary device at the one-story building around 3:45 a.m. EST. The plate glass window of the centre which sits in a traffic island between Broadway and Seventh Avenue in Times Square was smashed. No-one was hurt.