PHOTOS: Perimeter in place at site Niagara Falls explosion

Law enforcement set up a perimeter following a suspected attempted terrorist attack in Niagara Falls, N.Y. PJ Ward-Brown/North State Journal

North State Journal photographer PJ Ward-Brown, spending Thanksgiving with his family on a trip to Niagara Falls, N.Y., witnessed the massive law enforcement presence at the site of Wednesday’s suspected attempted terrorist attack at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing.

Two people were dead and the incident prompted the closing of four border crossings in the area separating the United States and Canada.

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The U.S. FBI’s field office in Buffalo was investigating the blast, along with other agencies, the Associated Press reported.

The road leading to the Rainbow Bridge exit in Niagara Falls, N.Y. is shown. PJ Ward-Brown/North State Journal
Law enforcement set up a perimeter in Niagara Falls, N.Y. PJ Ward-Brown/North State Journal
Law enforcement officials set up a perimeter in Niagara Falls, N.Y. PJ Ward-Brown/North State Journal
Law enforcement set up a perimeter in Niagara Falls, N.Y. PJ Ward-Brown/North State Journal
Law enforcement officials block a street following a suspected attempted terror attack in Niagara Falls, N.Y. PJ Ward-Brown/North State Journal