David N. Goodman

Members of the Detroit Police Department patrol following a bomb threat that closed the Ambassador Bridge to Canada Monday, July 17, 2012. Someone phoned in a threat from the U.S. side of the busy international border crossing around 7:20 p.m. (Elizabeth Conley / The Detroit News)(AP Photo/Detroit News,Elizabeth Conley )

Another bogus bomb threat closes US-Canada crossing

DETROIT — A bogus bomb threat forced the closure of the Ambassador Bridge for several hours, the second such threat to a major crossing connecting Detroit to Canada in recent days.

 

Detroit police said a 911 call came in around 7:20 p.m. Monday to authorities on the U.S. side of the Ambassador Bridge that links Detroit with Windsor, Ontario. The caller said a bomb would go off in 10 minutes along the busy freight crossing, police Inspector Don Johnson said during a news conference Monday night.

Military jets safely escort NYC, Detroit flights

NEW YORK -- Fighter jets were scrambled to escort two commercial flights into New York City and Detroit "out of an abundance of caution" after crews reported suspicious activity on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials said.

The bathroom use by some passengers aroused the suspicion Sunday, but all were released after being questioned by authorities on the ground.

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