New York’s Times Square has been evacuated after a grenade was spotted in a taxi. The grenade was found in a cab. The driver said that after dropping off a passenger, when he checked the back seat, he saw a grenade.
At the time the cab driver notified the police, anti-Israel protests were underway in several New York neighborhoods. The police faced extraordinary difficulties in reaching Times Square.
A number of protesters were detained for preventing the police from proceeding. Many protesters were under the illusion that the police were trying to arrest them. The police had to announce that they did not want to do anything against the protestors but were taking action on the bomb tip. A few protesters clashed with the policemen after which the police had to take them into custody.
Police have also released a video in which protesters can be seen blocking police officers from moving towards Times Square.