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| LA Pride: Man arrested with assault rifles and possible explosives on way to march | LA Pride: Man arrested with assault rifles and possible explosives on way to march |
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| A man has been arrested on his way to the Los Angeles gay parade with ammunition, rifles and explosives in his car. | A man has been arrested on his way to the Los Angeles gay parade with ammunition, rifles and explosives in his car. |
| The man, still unidentified, was arrested on Saturday evening in Santa Monica. | The man, still unidentified, was arrested on Saturday evening in Santa Monica. |
| Police said the incident is "unrelated" to the shooting of at least 50 people in Orlando on Saturday. | Police said the incident is "unrelated" to the shooting of at least 50 people in Orlando on Saturday. |
| The mayor of Los Angeles has said the gay pride march will continue as planned and they will hold a moment of silence for the victims in Florida. | The mayor of Los Angeles has said the gay pride march will continue as planned and they will hold a moment of silence for the victims in Florida. |
| As reported by the LA Times, the Santa Monica police got a call of a suspected "prowler". They intercepted a man who said he was waiting for a friend. | |
| When they inspected his car, they found the weapons and arrested him. | |
| The mayor of West Hollywood, Lauren Meister, told reporters on Sunday morning that the city was on a heightened alert, and was working with the police and FBI. | |
| Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, said that citizens will "not shrink back into the closet". | |
| "This is a society we love broadly and openly," he said. | |