‘Iranian with MACHETE & knives’ arrested near Trump resort of Mar-a-Lago, US media report
Palm Beach, Florida police said they arrested a man armed with a number of knives on a bridge just north of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Local media report he is an Iranian national.
The man had no known address and was detained on the Flagler Memorial Bridge on Friday morning. He had “several knives” and an undisclosed amount of cash on him, according to WPTV.
Other local outlets claimed the man’s arsenal included a machete, two knives, a pick axe and $2,200 in cash, and that a bomb squad was searching his vehicle, found at the Palm Beach International Airport.
BREAKING: Palm Beach PD confirm authorities searched car at Palm Beach Intl airport, tied to arrest of Iranian man found on bridge to Palm Beach with machete, pick axe, and knives.
As we pulled up, we saw this car being towed. Not sure if this is the vehicle. @CBS12 pic.twitter.com/QpA2HuTM88
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‘Iranian with MACHETE & knives’ arrested near Trump resort of Mar-a-Lago, US media report
