The U.S. Border patrol blocks Fort Street in Detroit 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. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Elizabeth Conley) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT
July 16, 2012 - 9:53 PM
DETROIT - Detroit police say a phoned-in bomb threat has led authorities to close the Ambassador Bridge, one of the busiest border crossings between Canada and the U.S.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Eren Stephens says a call came in to authorities on the U.S. side of the bridge "pertaining to a bomb on the bridge."
Stephens says the call came about 7:20 p.m. ET and prompted authorities in Detroit and Windsor, Ont., to stop all truck and car traffic across the bridge.
So far, there's no report of the finding of any bomb.
The closing comes four days after a phoned-in bomb threat to authorities in Windsor led to a four-hour closing of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, the other crossing between the border cities.
No bomb was found after Thursday's closure.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012