An explosion damaged a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs in the state of California on Saturday. Police and firefigherts responded to an explosion.
The blast resulted in the death of one person. Citing law enforcement sources and the facility, ABC News reported that at least five people were injured in the explosion.
“The blast appears to be an intentional act of violence and the blast extends for blocks with several buildings damaged, some severely,” Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said. “There has been one fatality, the person’s identity is not known.”
What caused the explosion in Palm Springs?
The city’s mayor said that the explosion was caused by a bomb.
“It has been identified as a bomb that was either in or near the car,” Mayor Ron DeHarte said.
The Palm Springs city government said in a Facebook post that the explosion occurred before 11 a.m. PDT (6 p.m. GMT).
The Los Angeles office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a social media post that it was investigating the explosion and had deployed bomb technicians to the scene.
What did the clinic say?
Dr. Maher Abdallah, the director of the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic, confirmed that his clinic was damaged.
In a phone interview with The Associated Press, he said that all of his staff were safe and accounted for.
“I really have no clue what happened,” Abdallah said. “Thank God today happened to be a day that we have no patients.”
The explosion damaged the office space where consultations with patients are conducted, but left the IVF lab and all of the stored embryos unharmed, Abdallah said.
Edited by: Saim Dušan Inayatullah
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