Mark Allen Dickey has a point.

But nobody's quite certain what it is.

An Oregon television station had to be evacuated on Thursday after a man parked a van daubed in slogans outside, took his shirt off and waved flares around. In addition to the slogans – some of which read 'I ♥ Napalm-Morning', 'I have classified information', and 'Matthew 25:31-46' – the van had a red petrol can on the roof with wires attached to it. According to reports, the man – identified as Mark Allen Dickey – drove up to the KTVL Channel 10 offices in Meford, Oregon early in the morning, and shouted 'Get the hell out of here. It's real.'

It subsequently turned out not to be real.

Police evacuated the nearby offices and closed off the area, with a bomb squad and swat team called in to deal with the situation. A five-hour stand-off ensued, during which time Dickey took his shirt off and let of flares a number of times. The siege finally ended after a robot delivered Dickey a mobile phone so that he could speak with negotiators. The SWAT team managed to rush him when he left the van. He has been charged with disorderly conduct, menacing and possession of a hoax destructive device.

Investigators are still trying to determine why this occurred in Oregon instead of Florida.