Reports of a suspicious package have closed the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Tuesday night, leaving traffic backed up into the United States and Canada. A bomb unit is reportedly on the scene.
A source tells me a bomb has been found in a car at the Windsor tunnel to Detroit. The tunnel is closed and Windsor bomb unit is on site.
— Bridget Smith (@BridgetOnAir) January 20, 2015
@WindsorPolice investigating suspicious package in Windsor-Detroit Tunnel – CLOSED until further notice @CTVWindsor pic.twitter.com/43ZalmfHCM
— Rich Garton (@RichGartonCTV) January 20, 2015
PHOTO: Traffic backs up between Detroit and Canada. Windsor Tunnel closed, suspicious package. – @JoLynnSheane pic.twitter.com/jjVbvKPHGQ
— G.Alexander(BRKNEWS) (@MajorNews911) January 20, 2015
Detroit-Windsor tunnel closed due to suspicious package: http://t.co/TyWxWDpyG6 #fox2det pic.twitter.com/f9m4B9c855
— FOX 2 Detroit (@FOX2News) January 20, 2015
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will remain closed for several hours due to suspicious package. Bridge is open. #UglyCommute
— Mojo In The Morning (@MojoInTheMorn) January 20, 2015
@DetroitRedWings fans traveling from ontario, windsor star reporting tunnel is CLOSED!
Might wanna check it out, consider bridge.
— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) January 20, 2015
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CBC News reports that two men entering Canada were detained and sent to secondary inspection, where authorities found a suspicious package inside their vehicle.
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Update:
That suspicious package is reported to have contained a smoke bomb, while brass knuckles, a knife and switchblade were found in the car.
Windsor Police say suspicious package in car driven into the Windsor-Detroit tunnel by 2 Michigan men was a "commercial grade smoke bomb."
— CTV News Northern Ontario (@CTVNewsNorthern) January 21, 2015
Windsor police say the suspicious package was a smoke bomb. Brass knuckles, switchblade & butterfly knife also found inside the vehicle #sl
— John Van Dusen (@jvdCBC) January 21, 2015
The two men in custody are from Michigan.
Twitchy will continue to monitor the situation and update this post as necessary.