Bomb scare shuts down New York's Times Square

New York: New York's Time Square has been shut down by a bomb squad after a suspicious packet was found in the back seat of a car on fire near the Times Square. The area has been cordoned off.

Officials are cited as saying that there were no injuries in the car fire, but that there was a "suspicious package" in the vehicle's back seat. As a precaution, the bomb squad was brought to the scene and is using a robot to inspect the package.

The car fire and the investigation have disrupted traffic both on the roads and the sidewalks. Traffic is being diverted from the area and pedestrians have been pushed back from the scene.