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Suspicious package found in lower Manhattan subway station, NYC police advise to avoid area

16 August 2019 17:19 (UTC +04:00)

The New York Police Department announced on Friday that it had shut down a subway station in Lower Manhattan due to a suspicious package, APA reports quoting Sputnik.

The station, serving as a busy transit hub as it's situated a few blocks away from the World Trade Centre, has been immediately evacuated after a 911 caller.

In the statement shared via Twitter, the police urged people to avoid the Fulton Street subway station.

As it's seen on photos shared on social media, the suspicious objects turned out to be pressure cookers or electric crockpots. According to the police, the bomb squad has cleared the suspicious items.