A vehicle exploded this Wednesday at a border post near Niagara Falls, forcing traffic between the US and Canada to be cut off. The incident on the Rainbow Bridge caused the death of two people, the driver and the passenger of the car, who were trying to enter the United States.
The cause of the incident is not yet known, but New York Governor Kathy Hochul said state police and the FBI were monitoring all entry points into the state.
BREAKING: Sources tell Fox News that the explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada was a terrorist attack.
The two people who were in the car are dead.
Luckily, no one else has died. A border officer was reportedly injured with a minor… pic.twitter.com/rbqNEyOebR
-Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 22, 2023
The car accelerated and hit a barrier and exploded, according to sources at the scene, stressing that it was not clear whether the explosion had been caused by a device.
“I am traveling to Buffalo to meet with law enforcement and emergency authorities and will update New Yorkers when more information is available,” he said on social media.
In my direction, @nyspolice is actively working with @FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force to monitor all entry points into New York.
I am traveling to Buffalo to meet with authorities and emergency personnel and will update New Yorkers when more information becomes available.
– Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) November 22, 2023
Ivan Vitalii, a Ukrainian tourist, told local newspaper the Niagara Gazette that he was with a friend in a nearby store when they heard “something breaking.” “We saw fire and a large cloud of black smoke.”
Ron Rienas of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority told ABC News that all four bridges connecting the two countries over the Niagara River have been closed.
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Source: TSF
