EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated throughout the day and changed as updates came ib, including a erroneous report from Fox that it was terrorism-related.An apparent explosion has hit the Canada/US Rainbow Bridge border crossing at Niagara Falls.Now investigators are trying to figure out whether it was a terrorist attack or a reckless driver.Video from the scene shows smoke and damage to the inspection/screening area that drivers pass through coming into the U.S.Fox News initially called the incident a terrorist attack and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force officers were monitoring the four bridges from Ontario into the US.It reported the incident was a "attempted terrorist attack" with "a lot of explosives in the vehicle at the time."Two people in the car were killed and a border patrol officer injured in the blast, Fox reported.But in the so called "fog of war", Reuters reported in was just a case of a reckless driver that caused a crash and fire.President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought up the incident in Question Period."Additional measures are being contemplated at border crossings across the country" he told MPs.Fox reported the vehicle was attempting to get into Canada and when it was waved over for further inspection on the US side, the driver swerved and headed for the custom's building before it exploded.The FBI has been called in to investigate."I’ve been briefed on the incident on the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls and we are closely monitoring the situation. State agencies are on site and ready to assist," said New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul..The bridge is located just over a kilometre from the world-renowned waterfalls.“The Rainbow Bridge is closed until further notice,” the City of Niagara Falls said. “There has been an incident involving a vehicle coming into the United States. Federal authorities are currently investigating the situation.”The Niagara Falls bridge Commission announced at 12:55 p.m. (EST) that the Peace Bridge and Lewiston-Queenston Bridge now also are closed.The Buffalo airport was also shut down.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated throughout the day and changed as updates came ib, including a erroneous report from Fox that it was terrorism-related.An apparent explosion has hit the Canada/US Rainbow Bridge border crossing at Niagara Falls.Now investigators are trying to figure out whether it was a terrorist attack or a reckless driver.Video from the scene shows smoke and damage to the inspection/screening area that drivers pass through coming into the U.S.Fox News initially called the incident a terrorist attack and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force officers were monitoring the four bridges from Ontario into the US.It reported the incident was a "attempted terrorist attack" with "a lot of explosives in the vehicle at the time."Two people in the car were killed and a border patrol officer injured in the blast, Fox reported.But in the so called "fog of war", Reuters reported in was just a case of a reckless driver that caused a crash and fire.President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought up the incident in Question Period."Additional measures are being contemplated at border crossings across the country" he told MPs.Fox reported the vehicle was attempting to get into Canada and when it was waved over for further inspection on the US side, the driver swerved and headed for the custom's building before it exploded.The FBI has been called in to investigate."I’ve been briefed on the incident on the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls and we are closely monitoring the situation. State agencies are on site and ready to assist," said New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul..The bridge is located just over a kilometre from the world-renowned waterfalls.“The Rainbow Bridge is closed until further notice,” the City of Niagara Falls said. “There has been an incident involving a vehicle coming into the United States. Federal authorities are currently investigating the situation.”The Niagara Falls bridge Commission announced at 12:55 p.m. (EST) that the Peace Bridge and Lewiston-Queenston Bridge now also are closed.The Buffalo airport was also shut down.
