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There was a bomb threat in Syracuse, New York, yesterday! Never forget the potentially tragic events of 6/2! EVERYONE, BE CAREFUL!

Syracuse, NY — Clinton Square was cleared of people this afternoon as Syracuse police examined a suspicious box left at the base of the park’s Civil War monument.

A passerby reported the suspicious box to police about 2 p.m. and police were standing by the box while waiting for a bomb disposal expert to examine it.

We can never be too vigilant! We live in an age of terrorism, and it will require all of us to be unafraid to speak up about suspicious behavior if we feel a threat is imminent! If you see something say something!

So what did the box look like?

The box is a metal “Sex and the City” trivia game container. A man appeared to leave the game in the square at about 1:40 p.m., Lt. Joe Cecile, of the Syracuse police, said.

Oh. Hmm. But it could still be a bomb! You never know! It would be just like a terrorist to use a powerful symbol of our nation’s greatest heroes (Carrie Bradshaw) to strike fear into our hearts!

UPDATE: Police reopened Clinton Square at about 4 p.m. and determined the box did, in fact, contain game pieces from the “Sex and the City” trivia game.

Haha, nevermind. Lots Of Love. (Syarcuse.com via DailyIntelligencer.)

Comments (22)
  1. I would have left it in a park as well.

  2. I wonder how that bomb expert must have felt at that moment, on a scale of self-loathing to really self-loathing.

  3. craicwhore  |   Posted on Jun 3rd, 2009 +35

    Ha! Sex and The City is DA BOMB.

  4. Evan  |   Posted on Jun 3rd, 2009 +2

    I’d be suspicious of a Sex and the City trivia game, too.

  5. Square Peg  |   Posted on Jun 3rd, 2009 +65

    False alarm or not; I think it would be best to raise the country’s Threat Level to ‘Fabulous’.

  6. Osama is such a Miranda!

  7. Have you ever been to Syracuse? That place could use a bomb scare to liven it up.

  8. Did that guy intend the box to set of a bomb scare? Because if he did, that has to be one of the most epic practical jokes in a long time. Kudos!

  9. Square Peg  |   Posted on Jun 3rd, 2009 +22

    Also.. ‘Fashionistas Declare Jihaute Couture on NY’

  10. They had to be careful, Sex and the City has a knack for blowing up box office returns, and the happiness of people who are not stupid.

  11. Hil  |   Posted on Jun 3rd, 2009 +4

    Coming from a sometimes-resident of Syracuse, I feel like this is typical behavior for Syracuse.

  12. Franky  |   Posted on Jun 3rd, 2009 +28

    If you suspect ANYTHING, do EVERYTHING

  13. That sounds like something from Reno 911!

  14. Paul  |   Posted on Jun 3rd, 2009 +20

    Still sounds suspicious to me… what was a MAN doing with a Sex in the City game? We may never know the truth behind what happened on 6/2.

  15. Paul  |   Posted on Jun 3rd, 2009 -14

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  16. I live in syracuse and heard nothing about this.
    This is surprising because of how dull life usually is in syracuse.
    You think a bomb threat would be talk of the town compared to mega-malls and lacrosse championships

  17. Question 1: What colour was the Philip Treacy hat given by Carrie to the Prophet Muhammad for his birthday?
    Answer: Death to the Infidels.

  18. Ralph  |   Posted on Jun 9th, 2009 0

    Insert “Sex and the City / bomb” joke here.

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