Manhattan, NY – Police have removed a suspicious device from a Manhattan location four blocks from the site of an explosion that injured more than two dozen people.
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The New York Police Department tweeted early Sunday that the device has been safely removed from West 27th Street by the bomb squad. Police say it was to be taken to the department firing range in the Bronx.
Police had earlier advised residents on the block where the device was found to stay away from windows facing 27th Street.
An explosion rocked the block of West 23rd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Officials said 29 people were injured. Most of the injuries were minor.
The blast is under investigation, and Mayor Bill de Blasio said it did not appear to be an act of terrorism.