Footage reportedly shows the vehicle deliberately speeding up to ram a building
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Surveillance cameras at a US-Canada border crossing captured the moment a speeding vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on Wednesday. The incident remains under investigation, with some sources claiming it was an act of terrorism.
CCTV footage posted to social media shows an explosion immediately outside a customs booth, though the car itself does not appear in the video. Other footage described by news outlets including ABC and Fox News reportedly shows the vehicle stopping at an initial security checkpoint on the US side of Rainbow Bridge, which spans the Niagara River gorge, where it was referred to another checkpoint for closer examination.
Unverified CCTV footage appears to show moment of deadly explosion at Rainbow Bridge border crossing between United States and Canada pic.twitter.com/IThjEbT1HX
— I.E.N. (@BreakingIEN) November 22, 2023
The vehicle reportedly sped up and crashed into the second checkpoint, where it exploded. Photos and video purporting to depict the aftermath of the explosion show thick smoke billowing from the checkpoint area and twisted pieces of the vehicle strewn around the booths.
#BREAKING: 2 dead in terror attack at Rainbow Bridge Crossing at Niagara Falls. -FoxA powerful #explosion occurred between the bridge over #Niagara Falls on border United States and #CanadaThe incident is being investigated by the FBI. pic.twitter.com/QwG4eI7WDe
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) November 22, 2023
The two people in the car are said to have died in the blast, while a border patrol agent was injured.
Fox News, citing “high-level police sources,” described the explosion as an attempted terrorist attack, claiming the car was full of explosives and was targeting the Customs and Border Patrol building. Authorities are supposedly searching for a second vehicle linked to the alleged bombing.
The FBI has only confirmed that the explosion took place, explaining in a statement posted on social media that the situation is “fluid” and that it is working with local and state law enforcement.
