DEVELOPING STORY â?? An explosive device damaged a military recruiting station at approximately 3:45 a.m. in Times Square early Thursday, and police blocked off the area to investigate.

The explosive device caused minor damage, and no one was injured, police said. The explosion shattered a glass entryway.

A witness decribed the explosion as, "loud enough that people at the Marriott Marquis Hotel heard it and saw a puff of smoke."

Members of the police department's bomb squad and fire officials gathered outside the recruiting station.

Local television stations report at the time of the explosion, a man was seen throwing an object at the building and leaving the scene on a bicycle.

All traffic in the area has been diverted. Police have closed 46th to 42nd between 6th and 8th streets.

Cars and police tape blocked cars early Thursday from entering the area, one of the most famous locations in the world.

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