The police Department of new York is investigating the cause of the explosion in Central Park on Sunday. Preliminary investigation suggests that the explosion occurred due to the fact that the unknown was experimenting with fireworks or improvised explosive devices, said the Deputy police chief of new York John O'connell at a press conference on Sunday afternoon.

"We have no evidence to the design of the device," he said. "There are no real threats to new York". People often try to make homemade fireworks, which leads to disastrous results. Witnesses said the sound was like a gunshot,"cannon," which deters birds from the trees. Some assumed it was fireworks, given the holiday weekend. However, the explosion frightened the people of new York especially in light of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States and
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