Explosion rocks Upper East Side in New York

[The Straight Story]

Explosion rocks Upper East Side in New York

NEW YORK (CNN) -- An explosion outside a Starbucks on the Upper East Side of Manhattan sent frightened people running into the street early Monday.

The explosion blew out the windows of a Starbucks coffeehouse at East 92nd Street and Third Avenue at 3:25 a.m., according to New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.

A "low-order improvised explosive device" exploded after being left on a wooden bench in front of the coffeehouse, Kelly said. The blast could be heard many blocks away, according to CNN affiliate WABC-TV of New York.

Seven people were briefly evacuated from the building above the Starbucks, Kelly said, but no one was injured. The interior of the Starbucks sustained no damage.

It's too early to tell whether Monday's incident is connected to other minor explosions in New York City in recent years, including ones at the British and Mexican consulates and another in Times Square, Kelly said.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/25/new.york.explosion/

[LakeSamish706]

1. I'd be looking for Cheney on this one... n/t

[NV Whino]

2. Probably someone who just hates Starfucks coffee.

[kentuck]

3. Just a practice run?

To see if they could get away with it and the reaction and damage caused by a small explosion?