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Man claiming to have a suicide bomb on Santa Monica pier Ferris wheel is yanked down by cops
https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | PUBLISHED: 18:44 EDT, 9 October 2023 | UPDATED: 20:02 EDT, 9 October 2023 | By HARRIET ALEXANDER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Posted on 10/09/2023 5:08:44 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK

Man claiming to have a suicide bomb on Santa Monica pier Ferris wheel is yanked down by cops after he sparked an evacuation and left families with kids stranded in mid-air - as tensions are heightened in the wake of the Israel terror attack A man claiming to have a bomb climbed the Ferris wheel on Santa Monica pier, and stayed there for two hours before he descended and was arrested Santa Monica police got the first call at 2:35pm and cordoned off the pier: he climbed down around 4:30pm, and police confirmed there were no explosives A cherry picker was sent to rescue those still on the Ferris wheel, but was unable to reach those at the very top, who had to wait until the man was removed

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TOPICS: Education; Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: ferriswheel; santamonica; santamonicapier; suicidebomb

1 posted on 10/09/2023 5:08:44 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Good. Hopefully this perpetrator goes behind bars where he belongs!


2 posted on 10/09/2023 5:13:27 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Duh... That’s what your sharpshooters are for guys.
That would make it a one-and-done for ferris wheel climbers.


3 posted on 10/09/2023 5:13:42 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: No name given

So the guy climbed the ferris wheel, can’t they operate it from it from The ground and let the people off?


4 posted on 10/09/2023 5:17:58 PM PDT by Rj Snows (Some years back Sacramento area used to be the capital of tomatoes)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

alahu akbar


5 posted on 10/09/2023 5:23:41 PM PDT by coalminersson
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To: Bullish

The simplest solution.


6 posted on 10/09/2023 5:33:14 PM PDT by ealgeone
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