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Car With Gas Cans, Wires In Newark "Not A Bomb"

New Jersey police were using a robot to inspect the two gasoline cans with attached wires found in a car close to the busy McCarter Highway, but have determined it's not a threat. Following a call about a suspicious vehicle, police examined the Dodge Omni parked under a railroad overpass. According to the AP, "Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy said police found two gasoline canisters sitting on top of a tool box inside the car. There were wires protruding from the tool box and a battery pack nearby but nothing was connected." (Unlike that Nissan Pathfinder in Times Square on May 1.) McCarthy said, "At this point we know it's not a bomb," but it was unclear why the car was there. Amtrak and NJ Transit continued to run as scheduled.

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  • jpeditor

    allah fubar car.

  • ckl

    Anyway, I guess there's a point to that. 50-something white males should probably be profiled and put in internment camps, as they seem to be the most threatening group to our freedom these days.

  • ckl

    Yes, it was a 58-year-old white male Muslim.

    Kudos, retard.

  • Peter

    No such thing as a 1998 Dodge Omni. 1990 was the last year.

  • thekillertouch

    The Dodge Omni ceased production in 1990.

  • Thanks -- fixed!

  • Politburo

    It's the McCarter Highway.

  • grandzu

    of just 21

  • grandzu

    OR just 21. Damn no edit button.

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