Car explodes at USCanada checkpoint
This Wednesday (22) a car exploded at a border checkpoint between the United States and Canada.
The explosion occurred on the Rainbow Bridge, which crosses Niagara Falls and connects the states of New York in the United States and Ontario in Canada. After the episode, Four borders between the two countries have been closedin western New York State.
O The FBI is investigating the case and said the situation is “unsafe.” According to the US television channel Fox News, the FBI suspects attempted terrorist attack.
The Portal news agency, citing investigative sources, said the explosion was caused by one Driver who was driving at high speed and accidentally crashed into the structure from the checkpoint.
According to the American news agency Associated Press, investigative sources said Two people in the vehicle died at the explosion. The television station Fox News also spoke of a border police officer injured in the explosion.
The television channel CNN stated that the car, coming from Canada, passed the first checkpoint between the two countries and exploded on the way to a second checkpoint.
After the explosion, Counterterrorism police officers began monitoring all access points in New York State. Ontario Police said they are also monitoring the region and investigating what happened.
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the government has reinforced all of its borders and the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in contact with relevant U.S. authorities.
For the The cause of the explosion was not yet clear. until the last update of this report. There was also no information about the type of vehicle that exploded.
The US closes the border with Canada after a car explodes at the checkpoint
1 of 2 Image shows debris at a checkpoint between Canada and the United States, at the Rainbow Bridge where the vehicle exploded, on November 22, 2023. — Photo: Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP Image shows debris at a checkpoint between Canada and the United States Canada and the United States, at the Rainbow Bridge, where the vehicle exploded, on November 22, 2023. Photo: Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP 2 of 2 police officers monitor the entrances to the Rainbow Bridge, between Canada and the United States States after a car exploded at a local checkpoint on November 22, 2023. Photo: Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP Police officers monitor the entrances to the Rainbow Bridge between Canada and the United States after a car explosion occurred at a local checkpoint on November 22, 2023. Photo: Derek Gee /The Buffalo News via AP