Publicity stunt causes terrorism scare in Boston

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Turner Broadcasting got a lot of unfavorable publicity for a new cartoon show today when a publicity stunt went awry. The stunt involved blinking electronic devices, and it shut down parts of Boston as authorities investigated what they thought might be a potential terror threat. Whoops! The AP reports: "More than 10 blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. Most if not all of the devices depict a character giving the finger. Highways, bridges and a section of the Charles River were shut down and bomb squads were sent in before authorities declared the devices were harmless." Turner had done the same publicity campaign in other cities, apparently without incident. I wonder if they notified the cities involved in the other cases?