Times Square bomb scare: Police defuse 'amateurish' device

A bomb technician examines the Nissan Pathfinder Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/guardian.co.uk Times Square is empty of tourists after police and fire personnel closed off surrounding streets Photograph: Cary Horowitz/Reuters Photograph: Cary Horowitz/guardian.co.uk An NYPD bomb disposal truck arrives at the scene Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/guardian.co.uk Crime scene investigators examine the vehicle Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/guardian.co.uk Members of the NYPD's bomb squad Photograph: Cary Horowitz/Reuters Photograph: Cary Horowitz/guardian.co.uk Police block traffic around Times Square Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features Police stand guard around Times Square Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features Photograph: KPA/Zuma/guardian.co.uk People rest after being evacuated from Times Square Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features Photograph: KPA/Zuma/guardian.co.uk