Police source: 2 Russian nationals pulled over in Niagara Falls

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tweeted by, WGRZ ?@WGRZ (WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, NY) 19m

Police source: 2 Russian nationals pulled over in Niagara Falls; 4 suspicious backpacks in the car, robot & bomb techs on scene.


WGRZ ?@WGRZ 15m
FBI is aware of the situation in Niagara Falls, they joint terrorism task force is working with NYSP.



Source: Police Investigating Car from Mass. in Niagara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS, NY-- A police source tells 2 On Your Side that New York State Police have pulled over a vehicle in Niagara Falls allegedly with two Russian nationals in the vehicle.

The car was pulled over at 19th and Elmwood in the Falls.

Bomb techs and a robot are being used to investigate four suspicious backpacks in the vehicle.

Another source tells us the vehicle has Massachusetts license plates.


read/watch: http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/211292/37/Source-Police-Investigating-Car-from-Mass-in-Niagara-Falls

[dorkzilla]

1. Oh shit...if this is what it seems to be this is INSANE.

WTF? Is there something in the fucking air these days? Crazy Russians, Elvis Impersonators - - ????

I'm going back to bed...

[Mass]

2. A lot of activities like that will happen. Most if not all will be false alerts,

[bigtree]

3. kind of new to have 'Russian nationals' targeted

. . . don't remember that happening.

. . . strange case.

[Mass]

4. Not really. The suspects have been identified as Russian nationals,

so people are worried about Russian nationals. Dumb reflex, but not a surprising one.

[Agschmid]

5. WBEN reporting as well...

I am actually on my way to the falls today

[malaise]

6. Which RETHUG Rep recently suggested that they should welcome more Russians

to the US and less of those brown and black people

[kelliekat44]

16. All of them! (not "which.") nt

[kentuck]

7. Reminds me of the TV series, The Americans

About Russian spies

[nmbluesky]

8. Now what?

War with russia?

[bullwinkle428]

9. I was thinking that a President Romney would have already declared war

on the "Soviet Union" by now, when I heard they were Chechen!

[Yo_Mama]

10. Well, it seems like Russia has pretty much been in a continous war with Muslim insurgents from that

region, so I doubt attacking Russia would help.

These guys have been here since they were minors. I'd classify this as "domestic". The inspiration is apparently some sort of violent Islamic doctrine, but really, these guys are home-grown.

It happens.

I'm hoping there doesn't turn out to be a wider group involved.

[FarCenter]

11. The CIA supported the Chechens in their wars against Russia.

EG supplying the Chechens from Georgia through the Pankisi Gorge.

Nobody remembers history anymore?

[kentuck]

13. In that war, I think we supported the Muslims over the Christians?

I seem to recall reading.

[FarCenter]

14. Initially, Muslims over godless, aethist communists -- but things have momentum

These guys were admitted on grounds of political asylum.

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15. I'd bet their motive doesn't have a thing to do with Russia

I think it was an ignorant and heartless lark; or, they could have been paid recruits for some terrorist group. Their interests ranged from islamoterror to hip-hop. Sad.

[MadHound]

12. I think I'm going to warn my sister in law and nephew to stay home for the next month,

It is going to be open season on anybody from Russia for awhile.