Ebola Scare Prompts Terrorist Threat Investigation

Buses were sequestered at a yard in downtown Los Angeles after a bus passenger said he had Ebola

By Jason Kandel and Irene Moore

Los Angeles County Metro buses are sequestered in a yard near downtown Los Angeles after a passenger said he had Ebola on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014.

Monday, Oct 13, 2014 • Updated at 4:52 PM PDT

Authorities said they'd open a terrorist threat investigation after a passenger on a bus said he had Ebola.

The bus driver was examined by paramedics and taken to a hospital after the incident reported at 1:45 p.m. The man did not have a fever and appeared to be in good health, said Metro spokesman Paul Gonzales.

The man who said he had Ebola got on the bus at Venice Boulevard and Hoover Street.

He was wearing a surgical mask and was with another woman who did not have a surgical mask on.

He told the driver, "You better not mess with me because I have Ebola," according to Gonzales.

All the passengers, including the man who said he had Ebola, got off the bus at one point and the man disappeared, Gonzales said.

The man "sort of just disappeared into the world," Gonzales said.

Authorities would review surveillance video to see if they can identify the passenger.http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Man-on-Bus-Said-He-Had-Ebola-279072531.html