NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The FBI announced a new reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect involved in the 2008 Times Square bombing of the U.S. Armed Forces recruiting station.
Early in the morning of March 6, 2008, a bomb exploded at the Times Square U.S. Armed Forces recruiting station. Although no one was wounded, this could have caused significant casualties had people been closer to the blast.
"Fifteen years may have passed since the bombing occurred, but the New York JTTF [Joint Terrorism Task Force] is unwavering in the pursuit of justice in this case," said FBI Assistant Director in Charge Michael J. Driscoll. Public help is needed to identify the person or persons responsible.
The suspect rode a blue Ross bicycle to the recruiting station at West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue, placed the explosive at the recruiting station, lit the fuse, and fled the scene on the bicycle. The bike was later recovered in a dumpster near Madison Avenue and 38th Street.
The FBI had previously announced a $115,000 reward for this case in 2015. At the time, the agency had investigated several people of interest.
The suspect, or suspects, may have been involved in two other unsolved bombings in New York in 2005 and 2007, the FBI said.
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