Run-Away Vehicle Crashes and Explodes at US-Canada border Next to the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Two Dead

kvia.com/#CNN Investigators think a deadly crash Wednesday morning at the Rainbow Bridge, which links the US and Canada, involved a man who was traveling with his wife in a Bentley at a high rate of speed, law enforcement sources told CNN. ::: The speeding vehicle hit a curb, then a guardrail that sent the vehicle airborne and into a secondary screening area, the sources said. :::The man, who lived in New York State, had plans to attend a KISS concert in Canada but when it was canceled, went to a casino in the US instead, investigators believe. The crash occurred after the couple left the casino, the sources told CNN.kvia.com

breitbart.com A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, leaving two people dead and prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said. ::: There was no immediate information on the cause of the explosion, but it raised concerns on both sides of the border. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said officials were "taking this extraordinarily seriously," and the White House said President Joe Biden was "closely following developments." ::: The two deceased people were in the vehicle, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

thehill.com The bridges connecting the U.S. and Canada at Niagara Falls were closed Wednesday after law enforcement agencies announced a vehicle had exploded on Rainbow Bridge. ::: Two people were reportedly killed in the blast. ::: The FBI said in a statement that its Buffalo, N.Y., field office is investigating and coordinating with local, state and federal law enforcement partners.

nbcnewyork.com A vehicle speeding toward U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, leaving two people dead and prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said. ::: A vehicle crashed into a checkpoint structure at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing a very high-rate of speed, four senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told NBC News.

NOTE CBP released video from a security camera in a tweet. The three (3) second video shows a speeding car (at the top of the screen) just as it is launched into the air — and just before the explosion. Here is a link to that tweet.

NOTE A second twitter video show the car Just off screen moments before it bursts into a fireball. Here is a link to that tweet.

Border Patrol Apprehends 20 Romanian Nationals Who Illegally Crossed US-Canada Border into Hodgdon, Maine

themainewire.com Early Tuesday morning U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents of the Houlton Sector apprehended 20 Romanian nationals who had illegally crossed the U.S.-Canada border into Hodgdon, Maine. :::According to Border Patrol, the 20 foreign nationals — made up of 10 adults and 10 juveniles — crossed the border illegally inside four vehicles in what was described by the agency as a "border rush."

NOTE CBP put out a press release for this incident. Here is a link to that press release.

Chicago Builds Giant Encampment For Illegal Immigrants, Hides Construction From Reporters

notthebee.com Yep, the great sanctuary city of Chicago, led by a guy the Communist Party USA celebrates, is building a giant encampment to hold all the migrants pouring in. ::: — ::: After months of pushback from community members, a migrant encampment on Chicago's South Side is becoming a reality. ::: Residents who live near 115th and Halsted say construction has been ramping up over the last several days. Yet, officials have not been forthcoming about the details.

'Rape tents' and sexual violence toward migrants plague Darién Gap, nonprofit says

revolver.news redirects to the theguardian.com Armed bandits are exploiting the record number of people crossing the Darién Gap - a 100km stretch of jungle connecting Colombia and Panama - to kidnap and rape desperate migrants, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). ::: The organisation said it treated 397 survivors of sexual violence this year - many of them children - once they safely reached Panama. There have been reports of "group rapes in tents set up for that purpose in the mountainous rainforest and swampland".

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