COVENTRY, Vt. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed Monday in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.
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A portion of the highway was closed in both directions for about two hours afterward. The northbound lane reopened just after 5 p.m.
Coventry is close to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Newport Station, part of the Swanton Sector, which encompasses Vermont and parts of New York and New Hampshire. The area includes 295 miles (475 kilometers) of international boundary with Canada.
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