“Man told @SantaMonicaPD officer of wanting to harm Gay Pride event during arrest for weapons and explosive materials possession,” tweeted Santa Monica’s police chief, Jacqueline Seabrooks. Police in Los Angeles have detained a man who was laden with guns and explosive materials and wished “to harm” Sunday’s LA Pride festival. They searched a nearby white Acura with Indiana license plates and found the weapons, prompting Howell’s arrest for weapons and explosive materials possession. And today we are proud of who we are.”Related: Gay men can't donate blood to victims of the Orlando shooting. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Investigators work a crime scene around a white Acura vehicle after the arrest of a man found with assault weapons and possible explosives in Santa Monica.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2016 20:04 UTC