Guy Bartkus, law enforcement sources name ‘pro-mortalist’ as suspect in Palm Springs IVF clinic explosion
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IVF clinic bombing being treated as act of terrorism
- The FBI is investigating the bombing of a California fertility clinic as an act of terrorism.
- Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, has been identified as the suspect in the bombing of the clinic in Palm Springs.
- The explosion killed Mr Bartkus and injured several others, but clinic staff were unharmed. The clinic's IVF lab and stored embryos were also undamaged.
- Mr Bartkus' writings and recordings revealed his "pro-mortalist" views and anger towards IVF clinics. An AK-47 and an AR-platform rifle were found at the scene.
- The explosion caused widespread damage, affecting buildings several blocks away.