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I am listening to the talking heads now I know less every minute

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So more and more looking like just another day in Niagara Falls, US.

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I'm 5 min north of bridge, US side. Very heavy LEO presence in this AO.   Also, I have fair amount of VBIED experience. IF I go down there--eyes on--I'll update.   Finally, and as

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Saw a comment that made a good point. This is just a theory. It suggested that maybe this car was headed for the turkey day parade in NYC. Maybe they were found out and detonated early.

 

Whatever the case, if youre going to be in a popular, public area this weekend, keep alert to your surroundings.

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10 minutes ago, Herc11 said:

Saw a comment that made a good point. This is just a theory. It suggested that maybe this car was headed for the turkey day parade in NYC. Maybe they were found out and detonated early.

 

Whatever the case, if youre going to be in a popular, public area this weekend, keep alert to your surroundings.

 

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Two humans were in the vehicle. All ive heard so far

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35 minutes ago, Herc11 said:

Saw a comment that made a good point. This is just a theory. It suggested that maybe this car was headed for the turkey day parade in NYC. Maybe they were found out and detonated early.

 

Whatever the case, if youre going to be in a popular, public area this weekend, keep alert to your surroundings.

That's called a guess, not a theory.

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6 minutes ago, mrags said:

Based on eyewitness video. The witness as stating it was in the US and headed at a very high rate of speed towards the border. Crashing into the booths there. 

 

Also am in the area and have heard similar reports.

 

The logic of this being a suicide bomber doesn't make much sense as they detonated at the border with few targets nearby when multiple other soft targets exist within the vicinity of the border and WNY in general.

 

I am taking a lot of these initial reports with a grain of salt until there is more straightforward reporting. 

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4 minutes ago, boyst said:

Confirmed as a terrorist attack already somehow

 

 

 

I can tell you it was. 
 

and based on the video. It appears they were on the US side and crashed into the booths heading into Canada. From what it appears. My personal opinion. 

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Just now, WEATHER DOT COM said:

 

Also am in the area and have heard similar reports.

 

The logic of this being a suicide bomber doesn't make much sense as they detonated at the border with few targets nearby when multiple other soft targets exist within the vicinity of the border and WNY in general.

 

I am taking a lot of these initial reports with a grain of salt until there is more straightforward reporting. 

 

Unless the motive was to destroy the bridge and close the border.

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Just now, mrags said:

I can tell you it was. 
 

and based on the video. It appears they were on the US side and crashed into the booths heading into Canada. From what it appears. My personal opinion. 

 

"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."

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Just now, EasternOHBillsFan said:

This is the problem with initial reports... hate not being in the know on the civilian side.

I don’t know for sure. But I know the bridge very well. From the pictures, it appears to be on the us side. Unless the car blew through the gates completely 

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2 minutes ago, mrags said:

I don’t know for sure. But I know the bridge very well. From the pictures, it appears to be on the us side. Unless the car blew through the gates completely 

 

Should have just waited and said "I don't know"... just a sad and frenetic situation.

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The incident occurred shortly before noon when a car coming from the Canadian side of the border on the bridge connecting Canada to New York State went through the initial checkpoint passports and licenses are examined. The car was then was directed to another area for a secondary search, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

As the car was heading towards the secondary search area, an explosion occurred, the sources said. Authorities do not know what caused the explosion.

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5 minutes ago, WEATHER DOT COM said:

Based on reports so far, I think some moron was driving recklessly through the falls down Main (which happens quite often), swerved around a car at around 100 MPH, lost control, and went over/through the fence into the checkpoint area where it crashed and thus exploded. 

 

That seems most likely.

Seeing reports that it happened between a primary and secondary search area though.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna126397


The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit the structure, caught on fire and exploded. An initial search did not find a secondary explosive or device, the law enforcement officials said, noting this was preliminary information. 

Authorities are investigating whether the crash was intentional.

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11 minutes ago, Simon said:

The incident occurred shortly before noon when a car coming from the Canadian side of the border on the bridge connecting Canada to New York State went through the initial checkpoint passports and licenses are examined. The car was then was directed to another area for a secondary search, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

As the car was heading towards the secondary search area, an explosion occurred, the sources said. Authorities do not know what caused the explosion.

- CNN

 

That seems most likely.

Seeing reports that it happened between a primary and secondary search area though.

How is that possible when WGR has a firsthand eyewitness saying the car was coming down the street from the United States? 

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37 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

So from where was the car coming from? USA to Canada or Canada to USA? 

 

36 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

Canada to USA

 

No, it looks like someone going the wrong way on what would normally be the US intake side.  Reports saying they saw a car going the wrong way at a high speed, and pictures show impact wreckage in the secondary inspection area in the direction of the booths.  Wreckage shows a wheel matching the turbine wheels from a Tesla Model Y.  Seems someone either got stopped at the border and sent in for an inspection where they tried to swing back around and race back in the direction they came from, or just someone making a break for the border in the wrong direction and exploded the Tesla in a high speed crash.

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