A man climbed the Ferris wheel at Santa Monica Pier falsely claiming to have a bomb before he was eventually arrested. https://tinyurl.com/56vzu3pe
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A man, who climbed the iconic Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles and claimed to have a bomb in his backpack, was arrested by the Santa Monica Police Department after an operation that lasted more than an hour, authorities said.
At least 10 people were on board the Ferris wheel in the Pier’s Pacific Park, which had to be stopped for the man’s safety at the time, police said in a news release. Officers evacuated the Pier and Pacific Park and closed it to the public, as the incident was investigated.
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