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Post by Webster on Nov 22, 2023 18:31:45 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Nov 22, 2023 18:32:53 GMT -5
(The Guardian) 6:28pm Summary--Four border crossings between the US and Canada were closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls, reportedly killing two people. --Governor Kathy Hochul said after a preliminary investigation there was “no indication of a terrorist attack” in the explosion which happened on the US side of the Rainbow Bridge. --Three out of four of the US-Canada crossings, the Lewiston, Whirlpool and Peace Bridge, have been reopened after being temporarily shuttered. The Rainbow Bridge remains closed. --US Customs and Border Protection said it was working closely with the FBI and federal, state and local partners and the White House said it was watching the situation closely. --Law enforcement officials have identified the registered owner of the vehicle involved in the explosion at Rainbow Bridge, according to authorities who spoke to CNN. Hochul said in a press briefing that it was an individual local to Western New York. --The New York City police department has sent NYPD officers upstate to “support efforts on the ground” following the explosion. --Several services were paused or otherwise halted. International arrivals and departures have been halted at the Buffalo Niagara international airport, CNN reports the Federal Aviation Authority saying. Amtrak suspended its services between New York and Canada.
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