Police probe bomb threat; Snyder urges new bridge

BY: AP Staff Writer JULY 17, 2012 | MODIFIED: JULY 17, 2012 AT 8:45 PM
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Photo -   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
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

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say they're investigating a bogus bomb threat that forced the closure of the Ambassador Bridge for several hours, and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says the incident shows the need for a second bridge to Canada.

Police say the investigation of Monday night's call continues. No explosives were found in either case.

Detroit police say 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.

Just four days earlier, a similar threat was phoned in to Windsor authorities that led to a four-hour closure of the Detroit Windsor Tunnel.

Snyder told reporters in East Lansing says a new crossing "would be helpful" in terms of security. Ambassador Bridge officials oppose building a new bridge.

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