FBI terrorism task force descends on Niagara Falls after border vehicle explosion on US side

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FBI terrorism task force descends on Niagara Falls after border vehicle explosion on US side

Two people are dead in a suspected terrorist attack at the Rainbow Bridge that connects the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls after a car exploded on the U.S. side of the border crossing.

Police sources told Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams that the explosion was an attempted terror attack and the vehicle was full of explosives. Two men in the car are dead, according to the police sources. Sources told ABC News that investigators located some sort of briefcase or suitcase at the scene of the explosion. The investigators are treating the object as a possible explosive device as a precaution and the bomb squad is handling the package.

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