Owner of SUV with bomb says he sold it 3 weeks ago
NEW YORK – The registered owner of an SUV that was parked in Times Square and rigged with a crude propane-and-gasoline bomb told investigators he sold the vehicle to a stranger for cash three weeks ago, a law enforcement official said Monday.
The owner, who lives in Connecticut, was questioned Sunday about his sale of the dark-colored 1993 Nissan Pathfinder to a man he did not know, the official told The Associated Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation into the botched bombing is at a sensitive stage.
Officials say the owner, whose name has not been released, is not considered a suspect into the bomb scare that forced thousands of tourists to be cleared from several streets in the heart of Times Square on Saturday night.