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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus and Mike Bedigan

Rainbow Bridge vehicle explosion leaves 2 dead and shuts US-Canada border crossing – live updates

(Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP)
Law enforcement personnel block off the entrance to the Rainbow Bridge, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Niagara Falls, N.Y
— ((Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP))

Two people are dead following a vehicle explosion at the US-Canada border crossing at Niagara Falls, law enforcement sources have said.

The explosion on Wednesday took place on the famed Rainbow Bridge and has temporarily shuttered border crossings between the US and Canada in the area.

The incident involved a vehicle trying to enter the US, according to the city of Niagara. It had passed through the initial checkpoint where passports and licenses are examined before being directed to another area for a secondary search, CNN reported.

The vehicle then combusted in an explosion, according to the FBI field office in Buffalo, New York.

The blast temporarily closed the Peace Bridge, Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, Whirlpool Bridge and Rainbow Bridge crossings between the US and Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that authorities were taking the situation “extraordinarily seriously”.

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