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Background Report: Terrorist Attacks in New York City

On the evening of Saturday, May 1, 2010, police in New York City's Times Square neighborhood discovered a private vehicle on West 45th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Broadway, filled with explosive materials. At the time police discovered the vehicle with the assistance of an astute street vendor working in the neighborhood the device had apparently begun to detonate but did not explode. This event is being treated as a potential terrorist attack, with a full investigation underway. The START report provides background information on the history of terrorist attacks in New York City since 1970, using data drawn from START's Global Terrorism Database. The report was covered by:

• "A Dread Revived: Terror in the Trunk"(New York Times)

• "Times Square Bomb Plot: 'CSI' Methods Could Crack the Case"(Christian Science Monitor)

• "Times Square Bomber Suspect Faisal Shahzad"(Washington Post)

• "Failed Terror Attack Plots Leave NY Residents Wary"(Associated Press)

• "Another Failed Terrorist Attack Plot: Years of Schemes Leave NY Residents Wary and Weary"(Los Angeles Times)

• "Would-be Bomber in N.Y. Kept it Simple"(Seattle Times)

• "Top Five U.S. Cities for Terrorist Attacks Identified"(Discovery News)

• "U.S. Terror Plots: Most Aim at New York City "(Epoch Times)

• "U.S. Terror Concentrated in New York University Study"(One India)

• "What the Feds Owe N.Y.: Schumer Says the State Needs More Counterterrorism Funding From Washington"(NY Daily News)

• "Car Bombs: Will They Become Common in U.S.?"(Yahoo News)

• "Rise of the Mini Qaedas"(New York Post)

• "U.S. Terror Concentrated in N.Y. City; Bombs Weapon of Choice" (Frontier India)

• "What The Times Square Bomb Suspect Reveals About Islamic Radicalization" (WBUR Radio)

• "After Times Square Bombing, Should New York Get More Anti-Terrorism Funding?" (Christian Science Monitor)