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Font ResizeBy Robert SalongaContra Costa TimesPosted: 11/11/2010 07:25:28 AM PSTUpdated: 11/11/2010 08:14:18 AM PST
Westbound traffic on upper deck of the Bay Bridge has been brought to a halt by a standoff between police and an armed man who claims to have explosives in his vehicle, authorities said.
The distraught man called emergency dispatchers around 7 a.m. and talked about having a pipe bomb. He then pulled his SUV over west of Treasure Island. He has since climbed over a side barrier and is threatening to jump off the bridge as police try to talk the man into surrendering.
A girl who was a passenger in the SUV escaped safely and is in police custody, the California Highway Patrol said.
Thousands of commuters on the upper deck are stranded in their vehicles. Other San Francisco-bound commuters are being turned around at the Bay Bridge toll plaza and at Treasure Island.
Further details were not immediately available. Check back later for updates to this story.
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