2 Dead After Vehicle Explosion at Canada-US Border, Incident Not Terrorism-Related: FBI

‘A search of the scene revealed no explosive materials,’ the FBI said.

Law enforcement personnel block off the entrance to the Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on Nov. 22, 2023. The border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—Four Canada-U.S. border crossings were closed temporarily on Nov. 22 after a vehicle explosion at the U.S. side of the Rainbow Bridge checkpoint at Niagara Falls. The incident left two people dead.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said there was no evidence that the incident was terrorism-related.