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BOSTON - Turner Broadcasting and a New York marketing firm have agreed to pay US$2 million ($2.9 million) in compensation for a "guerrilla" advertising campaign that sparked fears of terrorism in the Boston area last week.
Travel on major roadways and rail lines was suspended and police responded in large numbers last Wednesday after the discovery of blinking electronic devices meant to promote an adult-themed show on Turner's Cartoon Network.
Authorities have charged Sean Stevens, 28, and Peter Berdovsky, 27, in the security alert, Boston's biggest since the September 11 attacks. They pleaded not guilty last week to charges of placing a hoax device and disorderly conduct.
The two were paid by Interference, a New York marketing company hired by Turner Broadcasting System, a unit of Time Warner.
- REUTERS
