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Police: Driver in car explosion was targeted

The 24-year-old driver of a rental car that exploded Wednesday in Pelham Bay was targeted, police say. Police say the driver and his girlfriend pulled up to a stop sign on Roberts Avenue around 7 p.m.

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Mar 4, 2016, 2:54 AM

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