Rainbow Bridge: US-Canada border blast not terror-related, says NY governor
(www.bbc.co.uk)
from mwguy@infosec.pub to world@lemmy.world on 23 Nov 2023 02:53
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from mwguy@infosec.pub to world@lemmy.world on 23 Nov 2023 02:53
https://infosec.pub/post/5223605
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a briefing, Governor Kathy Hochul told reporters: “Based on what we know at this moment, there is no sign of terrorist activity with respect to this crash.”
Officials used trucks to block the Canadian entrance to the bridge as a security precaution, while Americans trapped on the other side of the border hunkered down and awaited news.
Speaking from a nearby Starbucks, he told BBC News he was on the second floor of the US Customs and Border Protection building when the blast occurred.
The US and Canada share the longest land border between two countries in the world, with people frequently crossing both sides for work, leisure and to visit family.
An eyewitness from Ontario, Mike Guenther, told the Niagara Gazette newspaper that he saw a car speed by at 100mph (160km/h) before flying into the air and erupting into a “fireball”.
Speaking in the House of Commons in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government was working with the US to ensure travellers remained safe.
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People love jumping to conclusions.
Dukes of Hazard style
But Pierre Poilievre called it a terrorist attack 🙄