US-Canada bridge blast: 'No indication of terrorism' – DW – 11/23/2023

US-Canada bridge blast: 'No indication of terrorism' The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Wednesday it was looking into a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada, located near Niagara Falls.

The explosion took place near a security booth at the bridge’s US entrance.

Officials said two people were killed in the incident, according to US media reports [...]

"There is no evidence at this time that this was terrorist activity," Hochul told a briefing. "(It was) a horrific incident, a crash, an explosion... but at this time no known terrorist connection." 

The two victims' identities were not yet public.  

Hochul said their vehicle may have been from western New York state. 

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