OAN’s Sophia Flores
4:29 PM – Monday, October 9, 2023
The Santa Monica Police Department has announced that a man who claims to be armed with a bomb has climbed to the center of the notable Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel.
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According to officials, the unidentified man told onlookers that he “had a bomb on him” before he proceeded to climb up the 85-foot Ferris wheel.
Police also stated that the man has continued to yell at officers from on top of the Ferris wheel.
However, due to the screams and loud noise in the area, authorities have been unable to make out everything he said. Santa Monica Fire Department officials are using cherry pickers to rescue those still stuck on the Ferris wheel.
Police have also now closed down the Santa Monica Pier to the public.
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