The violent explosion damaged several buildings and left four people with light injuries, which have been discharged; The reason for Bartkus’s attack, which had no criminal record, is still unclear
The man who died in the explosion of a pump on Saturday (17) in front of a clinic specializing in assisted reproduction technology (TRA) in California It was the one who built the explosive artifact, announced the researchers on Sunday (18), highlighting their “nihilistic beliefs.” “We are quite certain that this is Guy Edward Bartkus, 25,” said Akil Davis, head of the FBI office in Los Angeles during a press conference.
“We believe the body found near the car wreck is his,” he added. Investigators are still at the explosion site, which took place on Saturday morning around 11 am (15h00 Brasília), in front of a clinic in Palm Springs, about three hours by car east from Los Angeles.
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The violent explosion has damaged several buildings and left four people with light injuries, who have already been discharged. The reason for Bartkus’s attack, which had no criminal record, is not yet clear. “He had nihilistic ideas, and this was an attack directed against the facilities of this clinic specializing in assisted reproduction. Make no mistake, we are treating this case as an intentional terrorist act,” said Davis.
Investigators seek a possible letter of responsibility claim and believe that the author of the attack could have intended to convey the live attack over the internet. The explosive artifact was in the suspect’s car, and the detonation was extremely violent, throwing wreckage over 200 meters away. “This is probably one of the biggest investigations into bomb attacks we ever had in southern California,” Davis added.
“The wreckage was launched to dozens of meters high, several blocks away; imagine how powerful this explosive artifact was.” The FBI also has information about the suspect’s movements before its arrival at the clinic, but appealed to witnesses to collect more data. “The city is safe; there is no more threat arising from this incident,” said Palm Springs police chief Andrew Mills.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
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