Times Square in central Manhattan was evacuated on Monday afternoon following a bomb threat. Officers rushed to the famous area, crossed by millions of tourists and locals every day, on August 18 following reports of a suspicious package.

TERRIFIED crowds were rushed out of Times Square over reports of a “suspicious device” on Monday morning. A bomb squad and emergency services raced to the scene as terrified tourists

New York City police reopened Times Square in Midtown Manhattan to vehicles and pedestrians on Monday after a brief closure that followed a call about a suspicious device at West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue,