Man claiming to be a suicide bomber climbs Ferris wheel on Santa Monica pier - sparking evacuation: Terrified people are left trapped on ride amid heightened tensions after Israel terror

A man wearing a backpack has climbed the Ferris wheel on Santa Monica pier, claiming he has a bomb. Police received a call at 2:35pm, and by 4pm the man appeared to be negotiating with them. Santa Monica police said the man was 'in crisis'. The wheel was shut down, and people at the top were waiting for it to be restarted so they could evacuate: cherry pickers brought to the scene could not reach the top.