Part of NYC's Times Square shut down in bomb scare

NEW YORK, July 10 (Reuters) A section of New York City's Times Square was closed down today as police investigated what they described as a possible bomb scare.

Several blocks of Seventh Avenue, including along the front of the Reuters building, were closed to traffic as police investigated the suspicious item.

A Reuters witness said the suspicious item was a red bag and the bomb squad had arrived to inspect it.

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