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JUST IN: NYPD Discovers ANOTHER “Suspicious Device” in Parked Vehicle Near Gracie Mansion


Evacuations are underway after the NYPD and FBI discovered a “suspicious device” in a parked car.

The device was found just blocks away from the mayor’s residence, Gracie Mansion, where two Muslim terrorists threw homemade bombs at anti-Islam protestors on Saturday.

This clip from Fox News has more details:

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Investigators believe the device may be related to yesterday’s terror attack.

Fox 5 New York has more:

The Bomb Squad began investigating the vehicle around 2 p.m. Video from the scene showed a Bomb Squad robot approaching a black sedan.

While the reason for the investigation wasn’t immediately clear on Sunday, the NYPD later confirmed that it was tied to the investigation into the improvised explosive devices thrown into the crowd during Saturday’s dueling protests outside Gracie Mansion. The vehicle crews are investigating Sunday is about six blocks away from the mayor’s residence.

The NYPD released this statement:

In connection with the ongoing investigation into the improvised explosive device deployed yesterday, the NYPD has identified a suspicious device in a vehicle on East End Avenue between 81st Street and 82nd Street. NYPD officers have frozen the area around the vehicle and are conducting limited evacuations of buildings in the vicinity while the Bomb Squad assesses and removes the device.

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