Posted on 05/25/2009 6:58:27 AM PDT by kellynla
A small improvised explosive device detonated outside an Upper East Side Starbucks early Monday morning, shattering the coffee shop's windows and raising fears of terrorism.
The bomb tore a hole in a wooden bench outside the coffee chain's outpost at Third Ave. and E. 92nd St. when it exploded at 3:30 a.m.
No one was injured in the blast, but it terrified residents who had been fast asleep early on Memorial Day.
"I heard a giant noise -- a big, giant noise, like a crash -- and there was a flash," said Jordan Kovnot, 26, a law student who lives above the Starbucks. "It made me jump up."
"It felt like an earthquake," said Adrianna Ebans, 28, who was among more than a dozen residents evacuated from the apartments above the Starbucks. "We were all really scared."
Scores of detectives are crawling over the blast site, looking for surveillance video and trying to determine the nature of the low-grade explosive device, which investigators believe was either placed on or taped to the bench.
"We don't know the motive. Obviously it's a cause for concern," said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. "We're going to do an in-depth investigation."
No one had claimed credit for the blast, nor was it called in ahead of time, said Kelly.
Kelly -- who noted that Starbucks branches have been victimized in other cities by protestors angry at the chain's global reach -- said investigators were also exploring whether this morning's blast was connected to other previous small explosions in the city.
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Starbucks. More leftist terrorism in New York City.
Maybe the affirmative-action pres—ent can tell Bloomberg he needs to cede part of Manhattan to an Islamic state, like he told Bibi.
The bomber clearly articulated, “That was not Decaf!!!”
Conservatives in the making?
Liberals bombing liberals. Starbucks tries to be the “leftist”, “green” chain, and this is what they get in return. Appeasement never works.
I understand. Their coffee is terrible.
This so stupid, STBX is only about 10% of the wolds coffee market.
No suspects yet...but there was a trail of powered sugar leading to a nearby Dunkin Donuts.
Reeeaaalllyyy big mosque just four short blocks away.
just sayin’
Now their coffee will taste MORE burnt.
Unbelievable. It's a coffee chain. Period.
Where’s Bill Ayers?
By the way, Starbucks is a fashionable gathering spot for lefties. But the leftists always end up bombing their own.
Any more policies, initiatives, executive orders or fail safes you want reversed Mr. President? - Even more change you can believe in....
It wasn't a bomb.
It was just somebody's bowels letting loose after having Starbucks coffee.
A bomb goes off in America, N Korea tests a nuke... oh yeah... we’re all safer now. /sarc
Now if PC Kelly had said it's a cause for "grave concern," he'd obviously be Presidential material.
So it might have been some Caribu coffee fans?
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/008410.php
Obama’s response: “I would like to invite the bombers to the White House to talk about this. I am sure we can reach an understanding.”
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