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Talitha

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62. MSNBC showed B&W surveillance footage that showed the car was airborn.
Wed Nov 22, 2023, 06:26 PM
Nov 2023

It was not aflame while in the air. How in the world did it get airborn? They said something about it going 100 mph.

EDIT to add - It also looked like it sailed over a fence before exploding.

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Yikes, hope it wasn't an intentional attack IronLionZion Nov 2023 #1
We stopped a Canadian invasion? Good work Shanti Shanti Shanti Nov 2023 #3
that's why we need a northern wall IronLionZion Nov 2023 #6
Will the wall keep them out? keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #31
Not very well IronLionZion Nov 2023 #38
It's always a hassle, knowing that most pigs have trouble speaking English. chouchou Nov 2023 #46
My understanding is that it was meant to slow people down eggplant Nov 2023 #69
Canada probably thinks they need a Southern Wall Kennah Nov 2023 #57
For sure! nt pazzyanne Nov 2023 #65
Canada hasn't invaded since 1813 Retrograde Nov 2023 #75
Based on the opening line of this article, I know what might have blown up. OnlinePoker Nov 2023 #10
Wild pigs? IronLionZion Nov 2023 #17
Well, it is an "exploding population". n/t OnlinePoker Nov 2023 #19
KnR Hekate Nov 2023 #2
A very busy bridge! I hope no one was hurt. LymphocyteLover Nov 2023 #4
A thousand Cherokee100 Nov 2023 #12
2 occupants of the vehicle dead Kennah Nov 2023 #58
Video clip brooklynite Nov 2023 #5
CNN: Source say car accelerated after being directed to a secondary screening area... brooklynite Nov 2023 #7
So it begins...Pretty sure this is terrorism. Suicide bomb. LeftInTX Nov 2023 #8
short video. "2 people who were in the car are dead. A border officer was injured" riversedge Nov 2023 #9
No, not THAT rainbow bridge... milestogo Nov 2023 #11
where's that confounded bridge? JoseBalow Nov 2023 #32
I have three dogs on the other side milestogo Nov 2023 #42
I know exactly how you feel JoseBalow Nov 2023 #44
Does this mean when our Mr.Bill Nov 2023 #13
Sorry, but the vehicle was going to NY...Feel free to speculate...LOL LeftInTX Nov 2023 #23
No it wasn't. brooklynite Nov 2023 #34
How did it end up at CBP, pretty much vaporized with less damage to the CBP building? LeftInTX Nov 2023 #37
No, but it means none of them can cross over today. milestogo Nov 2023 #45
Lucky bastards. I wanna be a cat. Kennah Nov 2023 #59
If it was a terrorist suicide bomb attempt Marthe48 Nov 2023 #14
Don't we have bomb sniffing dogs? LeftInTX Nov 2023 #26
We NeEd Too BuiLD a WaLl!!11!! progressoid Nov 2023 #15
sounds like 2 people crossed the rainbow bridge... literally and figuratively lapfog_1 Nov 2023 #16
Yes...uncalled for. brooklynite Nov 2023 #21
Fox News is citing unnamed law enforcement sources saying the explosion in Niagara Falls was an attempted terror attack riversedge Nov 2023 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #20
Minor injuries were reported Kennah Nov 2023 #61
Fox News is claiming terrorism IronLionZion Nov 2023 #22
Fox News IS a terrorist organization...So they would know how to identify one. Ford_Prefect Nov 2023 #29
Yes, but the car pretty much vaporized....I don't have another explanation... LeftInTX Nov 2023 #35
It is very likely IronLionZion Nov 2023 #39
Given the updated information you might consider self-deleting all of your "it's probably terrorism" comments. eggplant Nov 2023 #70
Make sure to tell everyone else to delete their posts also! LeftInTX Nov 2023 #71
It was meant as a gentle suggestion. eggplant Nov 2023 #73
Terrorist attack? Seems likely at this time. mn9driver Nov 2023 #24
The wreckage of the car suggests these explosives were high velocity. mn9driver Nov 2023 #25
The video posted upthread looks more gasoline based. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2023 #41
Buffalo airport now closed to international flights... brooklynite Nov 2023 #27
Went across this bridge last year gay texan Nov 2023 #28
Many years ago as we were crossing into Canada, border security Backseat Driver Nov 2023 #30
Video clip of explosion brooklynite Nov 2023 #33
I'm no explosion expert but that looks more like a gasoline explosion than high explosives. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2023 #40
Doesnt look line high exposives to me either DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2023 #47
It's kind of a pet peeve of mine in movies when they portray high explosives... Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2023 #48
Yea, i always get a laugh at that DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2023 #49
Remember one airline passenger with "explosive rigged shoes." caused every airline passenger since then to remove..... usaf-vet Nov 2023 #36
I remember when lots of mass shooters caused absolutely nothing to change but thoughts and prayers IronLionZion Nov 2023 #43
I'm just happy he didn't have it shoved up his rectum. Probatim Nov 2023 #53
It took until iteration 7 of the story.... eggplant Nov 2023 #50
Yes--seems like it should be pretty obvious what side the car was coming from. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #52
Fog of war. eggplant Nov 2023 #68
Phew, then Canada can build a wall on their southern border IronLionZion Nov 2023 #54
You might consider removing the sarcasm tag, but there should be a half sarcasm tag Kennah Nov 2023 #60
Day before the holiday and lots of people are on the roads. sheshe2 Nov 2023 #51
Buffalo News: Apparently NOT a terrorist act brooklynite Nov 2023 #55
Gov Kathy Hochul saying emphatically there is no known terrorist element to this explosion at this time Kennah Nov 2023 #56
MSNBC showed B&W surveillance footage that showed the car was airborn. Talitha Nov 2023 #62
I'm still not clear what direction the car was travelling. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2023 #63
Not much help, but the car was going left-to-right in MSNBC's footage. Talitha Nov 2023 #64
I heard an "eye witness" say it was heading from US to Canada. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2023 #66
Seeing the video of the crash was the first inkling to me that it might not be terrorism. ificandream Nov 2023 #67
Airborne video IronLionZion Nov 2023 #72
How many terrorists drive $300,000 Bently with their wife on a terror mission?? LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2023 #74
Sounds like death by status symbol to me. Scruffy1 Nov 2023 #76
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