Suspect: Police want to speak to a man pictured changing out of a dark jumper beside the vehicle
The alarm clock found in a dark SUV which is said to be in the vehicle with the bomb
Police evacuated a number of streets surrounding Times Square after the car bomb was noticed at about midnight GMT, 6.30pm local time
A bomb squad officer examines the Nissan Pathfinder car. Smoke emerging from the vehicle first alerted officers to the 'car bomb'
New York Poice Department surveillance image of a dark SUV entering Times Square, said to be the vehicle with a bomb
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New York car bomb investigators are looking into claims a man pictured on CCTV footage soon before the vehicle began smoking was behind the attempted terrorist attack.
The white man aged in his 40s was caught on camera active in a 'furtive manner' at the scene and changing out of a dark jumper to reveal a red shirt underneath.
ouring from the vehicle and saw a flash inside.
It has also emerged that the bomb could have been aimed at the creators of the controversial cartoon South Park.
Viacom, which makes the comedy show, has offices near where the bomb was found and defused in Times Square.
The show's writers were threatened with reprisals last month over an episode mocking the prophet Mohammed.
A policeman stands guard on one of the deserted streets after the alarm was raised
Police evacuated a number of streets surrounding Times Square after the car bomb was noticed at about midnight GMT, 6.30pm local time
A bomb disposal vehicle arrives at the scene after an explosive device was found in an SUV parked in Times Square
Bomb squad members worked through the night to diffuse the explosive device found in the car
'I'm not a hero': Street vendor Duane Jackson, the man who spotted the bomb, at his stand in Times Square a day after the incident
Was the bomb aimed at the South Park office?
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