Brief Summary of New York's Time Square Bombing Attempt

This past Saturday on May 1st, a parked SUV was found in New York City's Time Square which contained explosives. A street vendor, Duane Jackson, notified the police when he heard popping noises and smelt something burning, coming from the SUV. When police investigated, they found three small propane tanks used for grilling, M-88 firecrackers, two plastic containers of gasoline, a 75 lbs. gun locker filled with 8 bags of fertilizer, and an alarm clock. Police believe if the bomb actually went off, the bomb and car would have made a massive fireball which would have the damage to kill any bystanders around the car. The FBI have been trying to track down the driver of the SUV but have only found dead end links. The car was recently sold from the previous owner who doesn't know much about the new owner. The license plates on the car weren't registered to that car but to another vehicle. A new article on nytimes.com claims that police have found a video with a man stopping infront of the SUV to change his shirt. This man has now become a point of interest, and the footage can be seen on the New York Time's website. FBI investigators have different leads on why the bomb was put there. One lead is from the threats on the creators of the cartoon series South Park. On one of their recent episodes, they made fun of the Muslim Religion by having an image of Muhammad which has angered many people who follow the Muslim faith. The SUV was parked outside of the headquarters of Viacom, they are the company who own Comedy Central where South Park is aired. This is a very unfortunate event for everyone but the best thing is that no damage was done and no one was hurt.