The Wire - November 22, 2023 - Priority

PP The Wire 2000Z November 22, 2023

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DTG: 200022Z NOV 23

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BLUF: INCIDENT INVOLVING EXPLOSION CLOSES USA/CANADA BORDER CROSSING IN NY.

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-HomeFront-

NY: At approximately 12:30pm a possible attack was conducted on the Rainbow Bridge linking Canada and the US at Niagara Falls. Allegedly, two unidentified persons were attempting to enter the US when their vehicle exploded. So far, authorities indicate two occupants of the vehicle were killed, no word on an injuries among CBP personnel. Border crossings IVO Buffalo, NY have been closed ATT, and various agencies and critical infrastructure locations around NY have increased their security posture. The FBI has deployed Joint Terrorism Task Force personnel to all NY points of entry. Authorities are also allegedly searching for a second vehicle of interest involved with the blast earlier today.

-Analyst Comments-

As this is a developing situation, details are extremely unconfirmed and subject to change. No agency so far has described the incident as a deliberate VBIED attack, but all MSM reporting so far has claimed “unnamed sources” referring to the incident as a deliberate terror attack. However, early footage of the incident indicates this may have been a vehicle ramming attack that resulted in an explosion. ATT it is too early to determine what happened via open source methods.

Considering the highly dynamic nature of this incident so far, and from a personal security and risk assessment standpoint, it would behoove citizens to assume this was a deliberate attack until proven otherwise.

This incident follows multiple generalized warnings of elevated terrorism risks from multiple entities, but no specific indicators were present to the general public regarding this specific incident. Increased situational awareness and vigilance continues to be recommended during this period of heightened risk.

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Analyst: S2A

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