World News | Border Crossing Closed After Vehicle Explosion on Bridge Connecting New York and Canada
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls (US), Nov 22 (AP) A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls.
The FBI's field office in Buffalo said in a statement that it was investigating the explosion on the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Niagara River.
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Photos and video taken by news organizations and posted on social media showed a security booth that had been singed by flames.
Further information wasn't immediately available.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had been briefed on the incident and was “closely monitoring the situation.” (AP)
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