{"id":85796,"date":"2021-10-04T13:15:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T17:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/?p=85796"},"modified":"2021-10-06T10:50:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:50:33","slug":"ambassador-bridge-closed-to-traffic-as-police-investigate-possible-explosives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/canada\/ambassador-bridge-closed-to-traffic-as-police-investigate-possible-explosives\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Bridge closed to traffic as police investigate ‘possible explosives’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit was closed in both directions on Monday morning as police responded to ‘possible explosives’ near the border crossing. (Darrin Di Carlo\/CBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Ambassador Bridge connecting Ontario and Detroit, Mich., is closed to traffic as police check the area “for possible explosives,” Windsor police say.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Canada\u00a0Border Services Agency (CBSA) alerted Windsor police after the possible explosives were found inside a vehicle in the secondary inspection area at the border crossing.<\/p>\n

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“No threat was associated to this [and]\u00a0this is believed to be an isolated incident,” Windsor police said on Twitter just after noon ET on Monday.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, the Windsor Police Service said officers, including the explosive disposal unit, were on scene and the area had\u00a0been evacuated.<\/p>\n

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The Ambassador Bridge is closed on both sides as of Monday morning. (Darrin Di Carlo\/CBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The international crossing has been shut down for both incoming and outgoing travellers, after previously only being closed for entry\u00a0into Canada.<\/p>\n

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Traffic is being rerouted to the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel and Bluewater Bridge near Sarnia, Ont.<\/p>\n

“Local CBSA management is working closely with emergency officials on both sides of the border monitoring the situation and acting to minimize traffic disruptions,” CBSA said in a statement to CBC News.<\/p>\n

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Police and other emergency responders were on scene near the Ambassador Bridge. (Darrin Di Carlo\/CBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The agency wouldn’t speculate on when the crossing could reopen.<\/p>\n

Windsor’s ports of entry, which include the bridge and\u00a0the tunnel,\u00a0make up\u00a0the busiest land border crossing\u00a0in\u00a0Canada.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0bomb threat in 2012\u00a0caused\u00a0a five-hour closure of the bridge that halted cross-border trucking.<\/p>\n

CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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