No, it did not explode. It started to, but the rudimentary design of the device was apparently flawed, and firefighters and bomb squad officers were able to prevent it from going up.
The three propane tanks and ten gallons of gasoline would have done serious damage, and being Times Square, potentially hundreds of people would have been injured or killed.
Based on recent events, it would be wise to expect more of this. The US has been largely spaired the experience of terrorist attacks. The attacks of 9/11 let the genie out of the bottle. It would be wise to become very aware of what is around you. Paranoia and panic are a mistake. Just learn to heighten your situational awareness.
Now say thankyou to the nice men who helped the bomb not go off.
"Thankyou men.."
God save them. They are our everyday heros.
The Denial Show - 2010 Times Square - 1.5 was released on: USA: 16 April 2010
It was a Saturday.
Five times ... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010.
A t-shirt vendor noticed smoke issuing from a nearby SUV. When firefighters investigated it, they found a primitive firebomb that had failed to detonate inside. The NYPD evacuated Times Square as a precaution, perhaps to ensure there were not other devices.
The 29th of May 2010 is the last Saturday of May 2010.
Christmas day will be on a Saturday in 2010.
December 11 2010 was a Saturday.
The Saturday Night Ride - 2010 was released on: USA: November 2010
It is usually the second Saturday in June. For 2010 it will be Saturday, June 12th.
Including both of those years, then it was five times. In 1982, 1993, 1999, 2004 and 2010.
September 25th, 2010 was a Saturday.
23rd October 2010 is Saturday.