Bomb blast outside California fertility clinic by FBI ‘Terrorism’
On Saturday, a powerful bomb exploded outside a reproductive clinic in Palm Springs, California, one person died and the FBI officially declared a task of terrorism.“This is a deliberate task of terrorism,” said Akil Davis, head of Los Angeles Field Office of FBI during a press briefing near the site. He said, “This is probably one of the biggest bombing investigations we have done in Southern California.” The explosion exploded through the Palm Springs at 11 am (local time), blown the windows in several blocks and collapsed the part of the American reproductive center building.Officials believe that the explosion took place by a vehicle or near the parking lot of the clinic. An attractive car Axle was all that stayed at the scene. Davis confirmed that the deceased was near the explosion, but did not release his identity citing the need to protect the investigation. According to AP, officials believe that the killed person may be a criminal. An AK-47-style rifle was also recovered from the site.
While the motive is unclear, Davis said the clinic “was deliberately targeted.” The FBI has not specified whether the Act was domestic or international terrorism or not. Officials are also investigating whether the explosion was alive.The clinic confirmed that all employees were safe and its laboratory, which stores fetus and reproductive materials, was not damaged. “Thank God that it happened a day today, in which we have no patient,” Dr. Maher Abdullah, who leads the clinic, was said by AP.The force of the explosion was immense, spreading the debris on a five-lane road and damaging nearby buildings including a liquor shop and a hospital. According to the New York Times, a witness stated that the car parts were “clearly blown into four lanes”.Palm Springs police chief Andy Mills assured the residents that the bombing was a separate incident and no threat. However, as a precaution, employed paternity closed 19 centers in Southern California.American Attorney General Palm Bondi condemned the attack in an online statement, called it “disabled”, and adding, “Trump administration understands that women and mothers are the heartbeat of America.”The Center for Reproductive Rights called the bombing “frightening” and demanded strong security for clinics, stating that patients should “feel safe.”Investigators of FBI, ATF and local agencies remain at the scene, which can become a case of historical terrorism in California.
