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Explosion at Border Checkpoint Between US and Canada Kills Two People
Explosion at Border Checkpoint Between US and Canada - No Sign of Terrorist Activity
Four Border Crossings Between US and Canada Were Closed After a Vehicle Exploded at a Checkpoint on a Bridge Near Niagara Falls, Killing Two People
Surveillance Photo Shows Car Airborne at Scene of Explosion at US-Canada Border
BBC 23 NOV 2023
Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, said there was “no indication of a terrorist attack” in the explosion which happened on the US side of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Niagara River.
“Based on what we know at this moment,” she said, “there is no sign of terrorist activity in this crash.”
Chuck Schumer, the senior senator from New York, tweeted that the FBI believed two people had died in the explosion.
“I was just briefed by the FBI on the incident at Rainbow Bridge. Initial reports indicate the two people killed were in the car but nothing’s been determined on their identity or motive. They continue to investigate – law enforcement remains on heightened alert over Thanksgiving,” he wrote.
Justin Trudeau excused himself from question period in Canada’s House of Commons to be briefed further, saying: “This is obviously a very serious situation in Niagara Falls.”
“We are taking this extraordinarily seriously,” the Canadian prime minister added.
The Rainbow bridge and three other crossings at Lewiston, Whirlpool and Peace Bridge – were closed soon after the blast, although the other three were reopened later on Wednesday.
Surveillance Photo Shows Car Airborne at Scene
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