{"id":7533,"date":"2025-05-18T18:47:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T01:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/?p=7533"},"modified":"2025-05-23T20:58:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T03:58:34","slug":"authorities-say-suspect-in-california-fertility-clinic-bombing-left-behind-anti-pro-life-writings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/?p=7533","title":{"rendered":"California fertility clinic bomber made \u2018anti pro-life\u2019 writings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe id=\"ytplayer\" type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CkMo7-3UYbk?si=xdoitkWMtkmmnq9Z&#038;cc_lang_pref=fa&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>A 25-year-old man the FBI believes was responsible for an explosion that ripped through&nbsp;a Southern California fertility clinic&nbsp;left behind \u201canti-pro-life\u201d writings before carrying out an attack investigators are calling an act of terrorism, authorities said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators said Barktus died in the blast, which a senior FBI official called possibly the \u201clargest bombing scene that we\u2019ve had in Southern California.\u201d A body was found near a charred vehicle outside the clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1404022810564989232885004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1404022810564989232885004.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1404022810564989232885004-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1404022810564989232885004-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1404022810564989232885004-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1404022810564989232885004-450x313.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USA-CALIFORNIA-BOMB-8_1747529316159_1747529320839.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7537\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USA-CALIFORNIA-BOMB-8_1747529316159_1747529320839.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USA-CALIFORNIA-BOMB-8_1747529316159_1747529320839-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USA-CALIFORNIA-BOMB-8_1747529316159_1747529320839-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USA-CALIFORNIA-BOMB-8_1747529316159_1747529320839-450x253.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A destroyed car remains after what the Mayor described as a bomb. ABC AFFILIATE KABC via REUTERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bartkus attempted to livestream the explosion and left behind writings that communicated \u201cnihilistic ideations\u201d that were still being examined to determine his state of mind, said Akil Davis, the assistant director in charge of the FBI\u2019s Los Angeles field office. The writings seemed to indicate anti-natalist views, which hold that people should not continue to procreate. U.S. Attorney Bilal \u201cBill\u201d Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in the area, called the message \u201canti-pro-life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/3b27f8b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1516x978+0+0\/resize\/599x386!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F2f%2F27%2F1a4c04b485d3cc4b654440d15b45%2F4456fa28536b4342b723677e184a0086\" alt=\"This image released by the Federal Bureau of Investigations shows Guy Edward Bartkus. (FBI via AP)\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image released by the Federal Bureau of Investigations shows Guy Edward Bartkus. (FBI via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was a targeted attack against the IVF facility,\u201d Davis said Sunday. \u201cMake no mistake: we are treating this, as I said yesterday, as an intentional act of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bombing injured four other people, though Davis said all embryos at the facility were saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/281bc89\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3426x2284+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb6%2F9f%2F9f87d7ab2a88f71b045f34b85027%2Fc97b3bd9f3e34d2cb1c2ec6b7b94100c\" alt=\"Damage to a building is seen after an explosion in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo\/Eric Thayer)\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Damage to the building after the explosion in Palm Springs, Calif. (AP Photo\/Eric Thayer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood guys one, bad guys zero,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities were executing a search warrant in Twentynine Palms, a city of 28,000 residents about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Palm Springs, as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/6ba6a64\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2916x1944+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F97%2Fe4%2F3872e7ac6c416b0250709c1cef10%2F9d32cb18228f438392a601404ad2dd57\" alt=\"Investigators walk the on the scene of an explosion Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (AP Photo\/Eric Thayer)\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Investigators walk the on the scene of an explosion Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (AP Photo\/Eric Thayer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The blast gutted the single-story American Reproductive Centers clinic, though a doctor said its staff members were safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank God today happened to be a day that we have no patients,\u201d Dr. Maher Abdallah, who leads the clinic, told The Associated Press in a phone interview Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Associated Press writer Christopher Weber contributed from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 25-year-old man the FBI believes was responsible for an explosion that ripped through&nbsp;a Southern California fertility clinic&nbsp;left behind \u201canti-pro-life\u201d writings before carrying out an attack investigators are calling an<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7533"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7668,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7533\/revisions\/7668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}