NYC bomb scare: Pressure cookers that caused Fulton Street subway station evacuation in New York City deemed safe - live updates - CBS News

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Two pressure cookers that prompted an evacuation at a New York subway station Friday morning were determined to not be explosive, police said. The New York Police Department's counterterrorism bureau said on Twitter that the pressure cookers found at the Fulton Street station were deemed safe.

Our @NYPDCT Bomb Squad has cleared the devices inside of Fulton Street subway station in Lower Manhattan. They are NOT explosive devices.
Out of an abundance of caution officers have searched nearby stations. pic.twitter.com/Y32I9DFEDf
— NYPDCounterterrorism (@NYPDCT) August 16, 2019

Transit officials rerouted the No. 2 and 3 subway lines to avoid the Fulton Street station, causing delays during the morning commute. The lines connect lower Manhattan to Brooklyn and run under the East River, and service was restored later in the morning.

Another pressure cooker investigated

The police department investigated another pressure cooker in a different part of Manhattan. That pressure cooker was found near the intersection of West 16th Street and Seventh Avenue.

The police said on Twitter that item was also deemed safe.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

2019-08-16 13:45:00Z
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