Authorities say suspect in California fertility clinic bombing left behind ‘anti-pro-life’ writings

AP A -year-old man the FBI believes was responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic left behind anti-pro-life writings before carrying out an attack investigators called terrorism executives declared Sunday Guy Edward Bartkus of Twentynine Palms California was identified by the FBI as the suspect in the apparent car bomb detonation Saturday that damaged the clinic in the upscale city of Palm Springs in the desert east of Los Angeles His writings seemed to indicate anti-natalist views which hold that people should not continue to procreate leadership declared The blast gutted the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic and shattered the windows of nearby buildings along a palm tree-lined street Onlookers described a loud boom followed by a chaotic scene with people screaming in terror and glass strewn along the sidewalk and street Investigators noted Barktus died in the blast which a senior FBI official called possibly the largest bombing scene that we ve had in Southern California A body was identified near a charred bus outside the clinic Bartkus attempted to livestream the explosion and left behind writings that communicated nihilistic ideations that were still being examined to determine his state of mind stated Akil Davis the assistant director in charge of the FBI s Los Angeles field office U S Attorney Bilal Bill Essayli the top federal prosecutor in the area called the message anti-pro-life This was a targeted attack against the IVF facility Davis announced Sunday Make no mistake we are treating this as I commented the day before today as an intentional act of terrorism The bombing injured four other people though Davis reported all embryos at the facility were saved Good guys one bad guys zero he disclosed Administration were executing a search warrant in Twentynine Palms a city of residents about miles km northeast of Palm Springs as part of the scrutiny Thank God nowadays happened to be a day that we have no patients Dr Maher Abdallah who leads the clinic informed The Associated Press in a phone interview Saturday