By 11:30, the police had determined the strange collection of materials seen inside the car — wires, a fuel tank and cords — was not an explosive device. Hours later, law enforcement officials said investigators were seeking a 22-year-old man with extremist right-wing views who had been arrested twice last week on charges that he burned posters near Gracie Mansion. The police were also seeking a second person who had been seen in the car with Shenker earlier Monday, the official said. Dozens of police and fire officials were gathered outside the mall and near the parking garage. Rattled customers and mall employees waited outside in Queens for more than two hours, until the bomb squad determined the vehicle was not a threat.

Source: bd News24 January 05, 2021 05:37 UTC