LA Bus Driver Quarantined After Passenger Yells ‘I Have Ebola’
The bus driver was quarantined and the bus was taken after service after a masked rider yelled, “Don’t mess with me, I have Ebola!”
Metro officials said they are working with Los Angeles County sheriff’s transit authorities to review surveillance footage taken from inside the bus to determine the identity of the masked passenger, who was accompanied by a woman, Metro spokesman Marc Littman said.
The Monday afternoon incident is being investigated as a possible terrorist threat because of the fear it incited, he said.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials don’t believe the rider has Ebola and believe the incident was a hoax, spokeswoman Sarah Kissell Garrett said.[su_csky_ad]
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fancypants October 14th, 2014 at 11:22 pm
after a masked rider yelled, “Don’t mess with me, I have Ebola!”
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please don’t tell me the bus driver picked up a masked passenger ?
tiredoftea October 14th, 2014 at 11:28 pm
Masks are not that uncommon depending on air quality in LA.
whatthe46 October 14th, 2014 at 11:28 pm
nah, chances are the idiot put the mask on after getting on the bus.
tiredoftea October 14th, 2014 at 11:27 pm
Oh, FFS!! This is like the early days of AIDS/HIV scares.
Carla Akins October 15th, 2014 at 4:46 am
That is exactly what it’s like.