Abortion Clinic Open After Blast

NEW YORK —  A bomb exploded in a mid-town Manhattan abortion clinic early today, slightly injuring two passers-by, but the blast did not stop the center from performing abortions later in the day or protesters from praying outside.

The device was hidden in a plant pot and detonated at 1:30 a.m., gouging out a small hole in the ceiling of the waiting room of the Eastern Women’s Center where about 260 abortions are performed each week. Police said several phone calls to the bomb squad warned of the attack but no one has claimed responsibility.