US/Canada border near Niagara Falls explosion

[Wally Fairway 5,550]

Damn that border crossing with Canada

Explosion at Rainbow Bridge | wgrz.com

 

Vehicle explosion at Rainbow Bridge closes all WNY border crossing between U.S., Canada | News 4 Buffalo (wivb.com)

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IAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – All four international border crossings between the United States and Canada in Western New York were closed Wednesday due to a “vehicle explosion” at the Rainbow Bridge.

The City of Niagara Falls said the incident involved a vehicle attempting to enter the U.S. The FBI Buffalo Field Office termed the incident an explosion. Thick smoke could be seen in a viewer video from the scene.

The Rainbow Bridge connects the cities of Niagara Falls, USA and Niagara Falls, Canada. The bridge is located less than a mile from the world-renowned waterfalls and offers views of the natural wonder.

 

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The Peace Bridge, Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, Whirlpool Bridge, and Rainbow Bridge are all closed in both directions, according to the general manager of the Peace Bridge, Ron Reinas. 

The City of Niagara Falls said federal authorities are investigating the situation. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and New York State Police are monitoring all points of entry to New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, adding that she is heading to Western New York.

Exclusive: News 4 travels with Border Patrol as 4 men caught illegally crossing U.S.-Canada border

Travel is expected to be high Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving.

 

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[Nice Guy Eddie 13,512]

Sounds like border security worked well. Hopefully innocent lives were spared and injuries avoided.

[Ted Lange 16,085]

3 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Sounds like border security worked well. Hopefully innocent lives were spared and injuries avoided.

Most likely, 2nd most likely is terrorist are generally morons and anciently blew themselves up

[Francisco 2.0 32,393]

In 2005, we was coming back across and detained at that border patrol office.  My 5 year old daughter was in the back of the car, and we were questioned if the child was ours.  My ex and I are scrambling to come up with baby photos, etc but we didn't really have "proof" she was our child.  It took 15-20 minutes for them to finally believe us that we were just tourists who went to Canada and were coming back across with our kid.  This was pre-passport days, so we didn't have those either.

 

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Francisco 2.0

[Ted Lange 16,085]

 

 

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Two guys in a car with US plates tried to drive some explosives from this country into another country and they ‘sploded?   This should make for some fascinating holiday talk tomorrow.  Start drinking now.  

[Nicole44 22,060]

They blew their wad too early. Reminds me of the shoe bomber. But the airline passengers slept his ass pretty much. 

[Helobious 9,454]

Terrorism fail

[Telegraph_it 3,357]

2 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

 

 

meh. Blue shed would have taken no damage. 

[Brisketexan 105,140]

Sorry.  I could only get initial distribution rights for my mixtape in Canada, so....these things happen.

I got those distribution rights by working with my Canadian girlfriend.  You wouldn't know her.

[Upgrayedd 5,812]

3 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Two guys in a car with US plates tried to drive some explosives from this country into another country and they ‘sploded?   This should make for some fascinating holiday talk tomorrow.  Start drinking now.  

Maybe they should build a wall

[Sandman 3,403]

Blowing up shit at our border won't change my mind, their "bacon" isn't real bacon. It's fucking ham, just admit it.

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2 minutes ago, Upgrayedd said:

Maybe they should build a wall

And we’re gonna get Timoteo Hortencia to pay for it!

[Upgrayedd 5,812]

1 minute ago, Sandman said:

Blowing up shit at our border won't change my mind, their "bacon" isn't real bacon. It's fucking ham, just admit it.

[Nicole44 22,060]

The real question is: did anyone else make it through the crossing earlier? With all the parades and such it’s a big target. Ughhh…and here I thought the only explosions would be people blowing up on each other at the dinner table tomorrow. 

[Francisco 2.0 32,393]

3 minutes ago, Sandman said:

Blowing up shit at our border won't change my mind, their "bacon" isn't real bacon. It's fucking ham, just admit it.

 

Goddammit, get it right.  It's peameal bacon, and I'd eat some of that right fucking now:

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Francisco 2.0

[TexArcher 37,774]

4 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

The real question is: did anyone else make it through the crossing earlier? With all the parades and such it’s a big target. Ughhh…and here I thought the only explosions would be people blowing up on each other at the dinner table tomorrow. 

Yeah, this is the question.  Whatever happened on that bridge, it wasn't the target.  NYC, with the parade, makes a lot more sense.  So, how many other trucks, if any, were there...?

Edited November 22, 2023 by TexArcher

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11 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

  This should make for some fascinating holiday talk tomorrow.  Start drinking now.  

Today is Blackout Wednesday, the heaviest drinking day of the year, so...

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2 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

Goddammit, get it right.  It's peameal bacon, and I'd eat some of that right fucking now:

 

South Austin’s Mom to the pink courtesy phone, please.  

[Nicole44 22,060]

5 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Yeah, this is the question.  Whatever happened on that bridge, it wasn't the target.  NYC, with the parade, makes a lot more sense.  So, how many other trucks, if any, were there...?

Pretty much. Anyone else can’t get through that way now. They must have hit a pothole or something? So if anyone else got through? Smdh…meanwhile at my mom’s house we will all be in sitting around waiting for someone to say the wrong thing and boom. Every fucking year. It just doesn’t make the news. Happy Thanksgiving Eve! This year we are grilling ribeyes, having loaded bakers and salad. And at some point the food will be eaten and the pent up frustration begins. I usually wind up doing all the dishes. Good fucking times! 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Nicole44

[Helobious 9,454]

5 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Yeah, this is the question.  Whatever happened on that bridge, it wasn't the target.  NYC, with the parade, makes a lot more sense.  So, how many other trucks, if any, were there...?

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say none. The fact these idiots blew themselves up screams lone wolves. 

[atomheartbevo 89,668]

This is being passed around as the explosion, but it's social media and everybody has blue checks now so could be repurposed.

 

[MissingInAction 25,076]

This is just a false flag by Canadian nationals to get deported out of the US.

[Pato del Muerto 52,498]

Hope one of the witnesses that get interviewed has the wherewithal to work “slowly I turned” into their sound bite. It would be top of mind for me. 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Pato del Muerto

[Prepuce of Doom 21,073]

I hope all the dead dogs are okay. 

[Helobious 9,454]

11 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

This is being passed around as the explosion, but it's social media and everybody has blue checks now so could be repurposed.

 

Looks legit. So there were no “explosives” involved, car just hit a guardhouse going super fast and blew up.

[BrickHorn 18,234]

1 minute ago, Helobious said:

Looks legit. So there were no “explosives” involved, car just hit a guardhouse going super fast and blew up.

Fortunately, the passengers in the car happened to be terrorists.

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And we know this because they answered yes to the question “do you have any fruits, vegetables, livestock, or MS-13 ordnance to declare?”

[Pasken 1,309]

What a confusing political statement.

[Covri 6,249]

30 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

The real question is: did anyone else make it through the crossing earlier? With all the parades and such it’s a big target. Ughhh…and here I thought the only explosions would be people blowing up on each other at the dinner table tomorrow. 

 

26 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Yeah, this is the question.  Whatever happened on that bridge, it wasn't the target.  NYC, with the parade, makes a lot more sense.  So, how many other trucks, if any, were there...?

They were traveling from the US to Canada.

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15 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

This is just a false flag by Canadian nationals to get deported out of the US.

 

[Pescado_Rojo 19,416]

I don't know shit about fuck, but it seems weird they were going INTO Canada, per the initial report. Looking at that video, it looks like the area past the guard shack they blew up is a holding area or something. I wonder if they got stopped, told to go "over there" for additional screening and figured the jig was up, and decided to try to take out a few infidels rather than getting arrested?

[Brisketexan 105,140]

2 minutes ago, Covri said:

 

They were traveling from the US to Canada.

You sure?

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The City of Niagara Falls said the incident involved a vehicle attempting to enter the U.S.

 

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1 minute ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

I don't know shit about fuck, but it seems weird they were going INTO Canada, per the initial report. Looking at that video, it looks like the area past the guard shack they blew up is a holding area or something. I wonder if they got stopped, told to go "over there" for additional screening and figured the jig was up, and decided to try to take out a few infidels rather than getting arrested?

Lots of rumors that they were going at a high rate of speed and swerved around other cars.

[Covri 6,249]

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

You sure?

 

That's what the tweet and video posted above said. 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Covri
Should've known trusting a Fox News video was going to make me wrong

[Gatorubet 30,238]

25 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Hope one of the witnesses that get interviewed has the wherewithal to work “slowly I turned” into their sound bite. It would be top of mind for me. 

Step by Step..

Edited November 22, 2023 by Gatorubet

[bolverk 29,672]

This is what CNN is reporting:

Car exploded on its way to secondary search at the US-Canada border, sources say
From CNN's John Miller

Multiple law enforcement sources said that shortly before noon on Wednesday, a car coming from the Canadian side of the border with the US exploded after it was heading toward a secondary search area.

The car was on the Rainbow Bridge that connects Canada to New York and went through an initial checkpoint where identification documents are examined before the explosion occurred.

Authorities do not know what caused the explosion. The FBI, New York State Police and US Customs and Border Protection are on the scene investigating.

Federal authorities are trying to retrieve video from a number of different angles because the statements from witnesses vary, the sources said. 

Sources said there were no serious injuries except to those who were in the car, reportedly two men. 

[BamaATL 16,593]

41 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Yeah, this is the question.  Whatever happened on that bridge, it wasn't the target.  NYC, with the parade, makes a lot more sense.  So, how many other trucks, if any, were there...?

Well, if Buffalo were to be blown up, would anyone notice the difference?

[lemonlime 5,503]

It looks like they had another target within the US but after being stopped at the border they intentionally blew up their vehicle rather than be searched/taken in for questioning.  https://abcnews.go.com/US/rainbow-bridge-us-canada-closed-explosion-sources/story?id=105102476&fbclid=IwAR2X0OBqIQroUyhj8VRFZv7IlqAHCeMX4T2B1dy1oIhf0U2MZ-AIvJFUSgo

The Niagara Falls mayor's office said the incident involved a vehicle crossing into the U.S. from Canada.

Surveillance video showed the vehicle stopped at an initial security checkpoint, according to sources briefed on the investigation. The vehicle was then directed to a secondary security checkpoint, and at that point the vehicle sped up and crashed into the secondary screening location, sources said.

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[Brisketexan 105,140]

Just now, Upgrayedd said:

I mean......our border security apparatus actually worked, EXACTLY how it's intended to (if they see something shady, send it around for additional screening before you let them through)......and she's calling it out as an example of us not having any border security?

This is the dumbest fucking timeline.

[safe sex 11,727]

When you use a slur so much that autocorrect doesn't do a thing about it..

[Gatorubet 30,238]

thejewsdidthis gif

[Pescado_Rojo 19,416]

9 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

Well, if Buffalo were to be blown up, would anyone notice the difference?

It could cause millions of dollars in improvements

[bolverk 29,672]

CNN video in the link above now has an anchor saying the car was coming into the US.

And here's this from NYTimes  🤷‍♂️

 

[Pescado_Rojo 19,416]

22 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

I don't know shit about fuck, but it seems weird they were going INTO Canada, per the initial report. Looking at that video, it looks like the area past the guard shack they blew up is a holding area or something. I wonder if they got stopped, told to go "over there" for additional screening and figured the jig was up, and decided to try to take out a few infidels rather than getting arrested?

 

14 minutes ago, bolverk said:

This is what CNN is reporting:

Car exploded on its way to secondary search at the US-Canada border, sources say
From CNN's John Miller

Multiple law enforcement sources said that shortly before noon on Wednesday, a car coming from the Canadian side of the border with the US exploded after it was heading toward a secondary search area.

The car was on the Rainbow Bridge that connects Canada to New York and went through an initial checkpoint where identification documents are examined before the explosion occurred.

Authorities do not know what caused the explosion. The FBI, New York State Police and US Customs and Border Protection are on the scene investigating.

Federal authorities are trying to retrieve video from a number of different angles because the statements from witnesses vary, the sources said. 

Sources said there were no serious injuries except to those who were in the car, reportedly two men. 

 

10 minutes ago, lemonlime said:

It looks like they had another target within the US but after being stopped at the border they intentionally blew up their vehicle rather than be searched/taken in for questioning.  https://abcnews.go.com/US/rainbow-bridge-us-canada-closed-explosion-sources/story?id=105102476&fbclid=IwAR2X0OBqIQroUyhj8VRFZv7IlqAHCeMX4T2B1dy1oIhf0U2MZ-AIvJFUSgo

The Niagara Falls mayor's office said the incident involved a vehicle crossing into the U.S. from Canada.

Surveillance video showed the vehicle stopped at an initial security checkpoint, according to sources briefed on the investigation. The vehicle was then directed to a secondary security checkpoint, and at that point the vehicle sped up and crashed into the secondary screening location, sources said.

As I was saying...

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13 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

Well, if Buffalo were to be blown up, would anyone notice the difference?

Buy, those guys really Norwood’d this deal…

[Brisketexan 105,140]

7 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Buy, those guys really Norwood’d this deal…

Too soon.....

 

[Helobious 9,454]

So no explosives in car, not a terrorist attack. Immediately you could tell from the video that the way the car blew up it was just from a collision. Just a couple dudes trying to run the checkpoint.