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(13 Jun 2016) LA PRIDE PARADE GOES ON UNDER EXTRA SECURITY
Thousands of people participated in the Los Angeles gay pride parade on Sunday (12 June 2016), but under heightened security after a man was arrested in Southern California with weapons and explosive-making chemicals, telling police he wanted to do harm to the event.
The early-morning arrest in Santa Monica, downtown Los Angeles, of James Wesley Howell, 20, came just a few hours after at least 50 people were shot and killed in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, though authorities said they had found no evidence of a connection between the suspects
Authorities would answer no further questions on Howell or his motives, but Santa Monica police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks tweeted that Howell told officers after he was arrested that he wanted to harm the gay pride event in West Hollywood.
Chris Classen, the president of the L.A. pride festival, said police and event officials were prepared for any potential incidents that might arise.
He said all entrances were equipped with "full airport style security," and authorities were being "extra vigilant."
Parade goers said they weren't going to let the attack in Orlando stop them from celebrating their pride and freedoms.

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