Rainbow Bridge Explosion

[Greg Boeser]

Looks like WW3 is upon us.

FBI: Rainbow Bridge crash, explosion not connected to terrorism

The Rainbow Bridge, which connects the U.S. to Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, was closed Wednesday after a vehicle exploded on the U.S. side of the bridge.

abcnews.go.com

 

[fubar57]

I told them to wait until dark.....I mean, that's interesting

 

[Greg Boeser]

Never trust the Canadians.

 

[Sabrejet]

Never trust the Canadians.

Not very helpful.

 

[manta22]

Looks like WW3 is upon us.

FBI: Rainbow Bridge crash, explosion not connected to terrorism

The Rainbow Bridge, which connects the U.S. to Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, was closed Wednesday after a vehicle exploded on the U.S. side of the bridge.

abcnews.go.com

Hamas? Iran?

 

[pbehn]

First report by the BBC says the situation is fluid.

 

[Sabrejet]

Jesus bloody wept. Cue the xenophobia. We're better than that surely?

 

[Greg Boeser]

Both occupents of the car died. One border guard injured.

 

[manta22]

Jesus bloody wept. Cue the xenophobia. We're better than that surely?

Consider the probabilities. I don't think it was Amish extremists.

 

[nuuumannn]

Not very helpful.

You might be missing the humor, I'm pretty certain Greg doesn't mean it like that... Let's all just take a breath.

 

[Greg Boeser]

You might be missing the humor, I'm pretty certain Greg doesn't mean it like that... Let's all just take a breath.

Yeah! Besides, fubar57 started it!

 

[manta22]

This story reminds me very much of an audiobook that just finished . It is "The Secret Agent" by Joseph Conrad and the story is similar. An older man, Verloc, owns a shop in London around 1890 and lives with his wife and her young brother Stevie. Stevie is somewhat mentally retarded and she is very protective of him. Verloc has been working for a foreign Embassy as a secret agent for years and is tasked by them with an act or terrorism- blowing up Greenwich Observatory. He obtains the bomb and convinces Stevie to carry it to the Observatory but on the way, Stevie stumbles and is blown to bits. More drama follows...
The writing is remarkable but really intense. I can't recommend it enough. ..and English was Conrad's second language!

 

[manta22]

This story reminds me very much of an audiobook that just finished . It is "The Secret Agent" by Joseph Conrad and the story is similar. An older man, Verloc, owns a shop in London around 1890 and lives with his wife and her young brother Stevie. Stevie is somewhat mentally retarded and she is very protective of him. Verloc has been working for a foreign Embassy as a secret agent for years and is tasked by them with an act or terrorism- blowing up Greenwich Observatory. He obtains the bomb and convinces Stevie to carry it to the Observatory but on the way, Stevie stumbles and is blown to bits. More drama follows...
The writing is remarkable but really intense. I can't recommend it enough. ..and English was Conrad's second language!

View: https://youtu.be/OygJiQIL1Eg

 

[nuuumannn]

Yeah! Besides, fubar57 started it!

Cos he's Canadian...

 

[Greg Boeser]

Looks like another tragic case of pedal misapplication.

FBI: Rainbow Bridge crash, explosion not connected to terrorism

The Rainbow Bridge, which connects the U.S. to Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, was closed Wednesday after a vehicle exploded on the U.S. side of the bridge.

abcnews.go.com

 

[manta22]

Looks like another tragic case of pedal misapplication.

FBI: Rainbow Bridge crash, explosion not connected to terrorism

The Rainbow Bridge, which connects the U.S. to Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, was closed Wednesday after a vehicle exploded on the U.S. side of the bridge.

abcnews.go.com

"She also told reporters at a news conference said there was no indication any explosives were found at the scene."

and Guam was going to tip over.

 

[special ed]

"the vehicle was destroyed and debris was scattered over13 booths"

 

[Alan Stevens]

Another EV blows up.

It was autocide.

Autocide is when you commit suicide by crashing your car.

 

[GrauGeist]

Am I missing something here?

Automobiles simply do not explode like that in a collision.

Also, from what I gather, the vehicle intentionally rammed one of the booths?

 

[Greg Boeser]

The video that has been released shows the car, trailing smoke, hitting a median and going airborne.