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Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:27:52 -0500

isn't is sad that rachel ray gets 20 comments and bomb threat procedures gets 1?

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Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:14:29 -0500

A large proportion of the injuries in bombings on urban streets comes from broken glass -- if you tell people inside what's happening, they come to the windows, which is exactly what you don't want. (In the past, the UK I believe, there have been incidents where a smaller device is first set off to attract attention from the people working in overlooking buildings.) Trying to evacuate to the street may not be any better either -- then you end up with crowds of people in the open. My office is in Times Sq. and there's been several incidents nearby over the past year (all harmless). Uniformly, they kept people inside.

Gothamist: Astor Place Bomb Scare: Stay in the Building

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