Myrtle Beach police respond to reports of potential ‘explosion’ at Ripley’s Aquarium

The Myrtle Beach Police Department responded to a popular tourist spot at Broadway at the Beach Wednesday night after a person reportedly said there would be an “explosion” in the area.

Just after 6 p.m., MBPD posted on Facebook that officers were in the 1100 block of Celebrity Circle, which is the location of Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach.

The aquarium had contacted law enforcement after a “visitor made statements that raised serious safety concerns,” according to a Facebook post from Ripley’s Aquarium…

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