A passenger on a Maine-to-New York Greyhound bus has surrendered to authorities after a nine-hour standoff sparked by a bomb scare in Portsmouth, N.H.
The man walked off the bus with his hands up and got to his knees Thursday night. He then walked away from the bus, apparently following orders from police.
The 16 other passengers and driver on the bus had been removed hours earlier.
The ordeal began Thursday morning, when one of the passengers called 911 to report an explosive device on board.
Greyhound spokeswoman Maureen Richmond says the driver properly parked and secured the bus in Portsmouth and got out. Police surrounded the bus and evacuated nearby buildings and streets.
The passengers were on the parked bus for more than two hours before police started calling most of them out under the watch of a sharpshooter.
The last man, who police said was wearing camouflage pants, remained aboard and communicated with police during the standoff.