A vehicle exploded, killing two people, on Wednesday November 22, at a border bridge between Canada and the United States. “There is no evidence at this stage that this is a terrorist activity,” New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said in the evening. She confirmed the death of the two people who were in the car at the Rainbow Bridge.
“The situation is obviously very serious at Niagara Falls. A vehicle exploded at the Rainbow Bridge,” explained the head of the Canadian government, Justin Trudeau, in front of Parliament. “There are still a lot of questions and we are trying to get answers as quickly as possible,” he added. The White House said it had informed President Joe Biden of the explosion.
A witness, interviewed by CBS, said he saw a car “fly away at over 100 miles an hour (160 km/h)” under the possible effect of an explosion and then having seen a “fireball” on the bridge. This one is closed “until further notice”wrote the American city of Niagara Falls on Facebook.
Enhanced security
Kathy Hochul told X that the New York State Police were working “with the FBI terrorism unit to monitor all points of entry” on its territory. The FBI, New York State Police and US Customs and Border Protection are investigating the scene, CNN said.
As for the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, hundreds of kilometers to the south, he announced that the “security” would be “reinforced” in the megacity, on the eve of the Thanksgiving long weekend when millions of Americans travel to celebrate with family.
