A suspected terrorist attack occurred at the U.S.-Canada border Wednesday.
Surveillance video showed the moment the car exploded on Rainbow Bridge connecting the two countries:
New video from the vehicle explosion at the US Canada border pic.twitter.com/yoscPa6RXP
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Other video showed a fire in the roadway near the security checkpoint:
Explosion on the U.S.-Canada border. Video by Chorkor Millionaire pic.twitter.com/Xqgi44BAs7
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News 4 Buffalo reported the border is closed after what was called a “vehicle explosion”:
UPDATE: The incident at Rainbow Bridge that closed all WNY border crossings between the U.S. and Canada was termed a "vehicle explosion" by the FBI. https://t.co/miTT6kFmKQ pic.twitter.com/s7afvQBqPE
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The FBI said its Buffalo Field Office is “investigating a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge, a border crossing between the U.S. and Canada in Niagara Falls. The FBI is coordinating with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation. As this situation is very fluid, that’s all we can say at this time.”
#FBI Buffalo statement on investigation at the Rainbow Bridge: pic.twitter.com/jRaGLL8sU8
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There was speculation the vehicle used was a Bentley or Tesla:
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