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US-Canada bridge blast: 'No indication of terrorism' The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Wednesday it was looking into a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada, located near Niagara Falls.

The explosion took place near a security booth at the bridge’s US entrance.

Officials said two people were killed in the incident, according to US media reports [...]

"There is no evidence at this time that this was terrorist activity," Hochul told a briefing. "(It was) a horrific incident, a crash, an explosion... but at this time no known terrorist connection." 

The two victims' identities were not yet public.  

Hochul said their vehicle may have been from western New York state. 

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Wednesday it was looking into a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada, located near Niagara Falls.

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the FBI believes it has the identity of the driver involved in the incident.

Photos and video posted online by eyewitnesses showed thick smoke and flames near the vehicle as well as a damaged security booth.

He said the vehicle had swerved to avoid colliding with another car then crashed into a nearby fence, "All of the sudden he went up in the air and then it was a ball of fire like 30 or 40 feet high."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau excused himself as he cut short his Question Period in the House of Commons Wednesday, saying, "This is obviously a very serious situation in Niagara Falls," before he left for a security briefing.

The incident came on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the busiest days for travel when millions of Americans take to the roads and skies.


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