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Fiery Bentley crash that killed two at US-Canada border probably not terrorism, says FBI

A police car and crowds at the US-Canada border under a sign reading 'Rainbow Bridge to U.S.A.'
Jangled nerves prompted some politicians to blame terrorism before the explosion was investigated. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A car crash at the US-Canada border that killed two people, injured a border officer and jangled nerves ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period is not believed to be terrorism, according to the FBI.

The agency had handed over its investigation to local officials, who are looking into why a luxury vehicle sped towards a border checkpoint, crossed a median, launched into the air, hit a building and exploded into a fireball.

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