New York Starbucks Hit With IED – Video Added
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Police are trying to determine who may be behind an early morning explosion at a Starbucks on the Upper East Side.
Officials tell CBS station WCBS-TV it wasn’t a bomb that went off, but an improvised explosive device.
The device was planted on a bench outside the Starbucks on 92nd Street and Third Avenue.
The blast shattered one window and cracked another, but caused no damage inside the coffee shop. No injuries were reported.
Police Lt. Mike Wyosokowski said the explosion occurred at around 3:30 a.m.
Seven people were evacuated from nearby apartments and have been allowed back inside.
Police plan to study the device used, to see if it’s similar to those in attacks on the Mexican and British consulates and in Times Square.
There was no word on a suspect or motive Monday morning.


