Fox News walked back its initial reporting on Wednesday stating a car that exploded near the U.S.-Canada border was “full of explosives” and the incident was an “attempted terrorist attack,” according to police sources.
“What I’ve been told is that this was an attempted terrorist attack,” Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams reported around 2 p.m., adding:
They believe the two people in that car who are now both dead after that large explosion there have packed that car full of explosives. As for what types of explosives? We’re not sure just yet. One Border Patrol officer, I’m told, was also injured in that explosion. Minor injuries at this time. There’s been conflicting reports, as you’ve Trace, been seeing here because it’s all developing. So things change here and they’re doing their best to figure it out.
McAdams later walked that reporting back in multiple hits on-air. She joined The Five at the top of the hour to give an update, saying, “So now we have these high-level police sources saying bomb techs immediately alerted all authorities that it was an attempted terror attack because they never saw debris field like that. Now walking that back, but all government buildings were evacuated today, Dana. The bridge was closed there and the airport had heightened security, which sources tell me were all steps that would follow what they believed was a terror attack.”
McAdams also noted that police are “not exactly sure what was in the vehicle at this time because there’s really nothing left of that car. You can’t see the make and model.”
Fox first began walking the story back around 3:30 as the network changed its chyron from citing sources saying “explosion an attempted terror attack” to “motive unclear.”
Video of the incident was later released to the public showing the car moving at a high speed and flying through the air before crashing near the border.
Watch the full clip above via Fox News.
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