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Significant Incident Report: Attempted New York City Vehicle Incendiary Device Attack May 1, 2010
In the evening of May 1, 2010, a vehicle with a large incendiary device was discovered and rendered safe in Times Square, New York City. The vehicle was parked at 1515 7th Ave. in Times
Square, according to local police officials. The vehicle did not detonate as designed, and there were no casualties. The investigation into the attempted bombing is still ongoing.
An investigation of the vehicle by police revealed the device contained three 20 pound propane tanks, two 5-gallon containers of gasoline, commercial-grade fireworks, two clocks with
batteries, electrical wires, and a 4-foot by 2-foot metal box resembling a gun locker. Police used a robot to assist with the dismantling of the device. A New York City Police Department
spokesman claimed the incendiary device appeared to begin to detonate, but did not function as intended.
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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) Significant Incident Report: Attempted New York City Vehicle Incendiary Device Attack, 1 May 2010 In the evening
of May 1, 2010, a vehicle with a large incendiary device was discovered and rendered safe in Times Square, New York City. The vehicle was parked at 1515 7th Ave. in Times Square, according
to local police officials. The vehicle did not detonate as designed, and there were no casualties. The investigation into the attempted bombing is still ongoing. According to open
sources, the vehicle was a blue Nissan Pathfinder spotted by a street vendor who noticed smoke emanating from the vehicle about 6:30pm EST. It is believed the vehicle was abandoned
just after 6:00pm, and had its hazard lights flashing and its engine still running. A firefighter who arrived on the scene shortly after being notified reported seeing a “flash” and
heard a “popping sound” from the trunk of the vehicle. Theatres, hotels and all foot traffic in the area were cleared and streets were cordoned off by police. An investigation of the
vehicle by police revealed the device contained three 20 pound propane tanks, two 5-gallon containers of gasoline, commercial-grade fireworks, two clocks with batteries, electrical
wires, and a 4-foot by 2-foot metal box resembling a gun locker. Police used a robot to assist with the dismantling of the device. A New York City Police Department spokesman claimed
the incendiary device appeared to begin to detonate, but did not function as intended. New York City Michael Bloomberg reported that portions of the device appeared “amateurish,” and
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced that had the device functioned, it would have most likely created a “significant ball of fire.” Currently, officials do not have any
suspects in custody, and there are no claims of responsibility. Officials are examining local security cameras in the area following reports that a man was seen fleeing Source: BBC
News Source: New York Times SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) from the vehicle shortly after it was parked. TRIPwire synopsis: Target Recent and
historical bombing attacks against tourist destinations have received international attention for responsible terrorist groups and provided scores of lessons learned for first responders
and security structures. Terrorists have employed suicide missions, remote detonation techniques, and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) against a variety of tourist
targets - clubs frequented by foreigners, shopping markets, hotels, theaters, and others. A few of the most notorious bombing attacks against tourists and tourism sites in recent years
include clubs and central gathering locations in Bali, Indonesia, as well as resort towns and market places in Egypt. Tourists and/or tourism sites provide attractive targets for
terrorists for a variety reasons. Attacking tourism-dependent countries damages both their international reputations for providing security and their economic infrastructures. A successful
terrorist operation on tourism infrastructure threatens national morale of the attacked country. Furthermore, attacking sites frequented by foreigners tends to gain international media
attention and focus awareness on the perpetrating terrorist group's motivations, demands, and threats. Tourist sites are extremely vulnerable to bombing attacks due to the constant
movement of visitors, guides, and individuals supporting tourism industries. Tourists carry a variety of luggage and other articles that could easily conceal an explosive device. Crowds
of people visiting a specific site can also provide easy cover for a terrorist. Tactical Design This attack bears similarities to attacks in the United Kingdom in the summer of 2007.
At approximately 1:30 AM on 29 June 2007 in London, an ambulance crew responding to an emergency call near a popular nightclub called "Tiger Tiger" in the Haymarket neighborhood reported
an abandoned silver-green Mercedes-Benz with smoke emanating from the vehicle. Witnesses reported that the car had been driven erratically prior to crashing into garbage bins outside
a nightclub within the crowded theater and nightlife district. The driver reportedly jumped out of the vehicle after crashing and fled the scene. Police responding to the incident
discovered plastic containers of gasoline together with two gas Source: Reuters SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) cylinders, marked as "Patio Gas,"
and a large quantity of nails inside the vehicle. Scotland Yard stated that officers manually disabled the device and cordoned off the area. It is believed that the device was timed
to detonate at 2:00 AM, when the street would have been filled with people exiting from nightclubs. The use of gas cylinders in IEDs and VBIEDs is common practice for many jihadist
and paramilitary groups and has been used frequently in Iraq. Raids by security forces in South America, Asia, and the Middle East have uncovered hidden stashes of various explosive
components including gas cylinders. The versatility of these containers has lent itself to many uses. They are sturdy and provide adequate confinement to cause low explosives to detonate.
In addition, they are easy to acquire by theft or legitimate purchase and appear innocuous due to their ubiquity. The attempted attack in Times Square, along with the attempted VBIED
attack in London, also has similarities to a 2004 terror plot by al-Qaeda terrorist Dhiren Barot to detonate several cars packed with propane gas cylinders in central London. Barot,
an al-Qaeda operative who is currently imprisoned, also plotted simultaneously to detonate VBIEDs in Washington D.C. and in New York City. His planned attack is considered one of the
most significant terror plots against Western targets discovered in recent years. Sources: New York Times Washington Post USA Today Associated Press BBC The Age The Guardian CNN Daily
Mail Additional Resources can be found on TRIPwire at http://www.tripwire.dhs.gov TRIPwire Profile: Attempted UK Incendiary Bombings (2007) TRIPwire Profile: Vehicle-borne Improvised
Explosive Device TRIPwire Profile: Tourists and Tourism Sites TRIPwire Profile: Gas Cylinder Bomb Improvised Method #1 Source: Daily Mail
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Significant Incident Report: Attempted New York City Vehicle Incendiary Device Attack May 1, 2010
In the evening of May 1, 2010, a vehicle with a large incendiary device was discovered and rendered safe in Times Square, New York City. The vehicle was parked at 1515 7th Ave. in Times
Square, according to local police officials. The vehicle did not detonate as designed, and there were no casualties. The investigation into the attempted bombing is still ongoing.
An investigation of the vehicle by police revealed the device contained three 20 pound propane tanks, two 5-gallon containers of gasoline, commercial-grade fireworks, two clocks with
batteries, electrical wires, and a 4-foot by 2-foot metal box resembling a gun locker. Police used a robot to assist with the dismantling of the device. A New York City Police Department
spokesman claimed the incendiary device appeared to begin to detonate, but did not function as intended.
See the attached document for more details.
If you need additional assistance please contact the TRIPwire Help Desk at:
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