1 person who was killed outside the fertility clinic when explosion; The police say that act was “intended”

One person killed a explosion and damaged a fertility clinic in the upscale California City of Palm Springs on Saturday in what the FBI described as a “intentional act of terrorist”.

Akil Davis, the head of the FBI field office in Los Angeles, said in the evening that the clinic was intentionally targeted while he refused to think about how the authorities drawn a conclusion about a motif.

The authorities were still working to confirm the identity of the person who died at the scene. Davis would not say directly whether this person was the suspect, but said that the authorities did not look for a suspect.

Davis also said four people were injured, but did not provide any additional details about the seriousness of the injuries. The authorities also examined the possibility that the Livestream explosion became.

The FBI said that investigators, including a bomb technician, were sent to the scene.

The chief of police from Palm Springs, Andy Mills, said in a statement that the explosion should “be a deliberate act of violence” and that several buildings, some are heavily damaged.

“There was a death, the person's identity is not known,” said Mills.

According to two law enforcement officers who were informed about the matter that insisted on anonymity, the law was to discuss preliminary information from an ongoing examination.

One of the officials announced AP that the investigators believe that the person who died was probably the person who triggered the explosion, but they warned that the examination was still in the early stages.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said that federal agents had more worked on learning more and added: “Let me be clear: The Trump government understands that women and mothers are the heartbeat of America. Violence against a fertility clinic is unforgivable.”

The FBI field office in Los Angeles said about the social platform X that “investigators, bomb technicians and a team of evidence” were part of assets that were used. The investigators from the office for alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives also helped.

The city of Palm Springs said that the explosion occurred at 11 a.m. and the residents were asked to avoid the area around the North Indian Canyon Drive near the Tachevah Drive.

Dr. Maher Abdallah, who heads the fertility clinic of the American reproductive centers, confirmed that his facility was damaged. He said AP in a telephone interview that all employees were safe and taken into account. The explosion damaged the office space of the practice, where it carries out consultations with patients, but the IVF laboratory and the stored embryos were spared.

“I really have no idea what happened,” said Abdallah. “Thank God today was a day when we have no patients.”

The air video showed a burned -out car in a parking space behind the building where the office space of the fertility clinic was located. The explosion highlighted in the roof and blew a wide rubble field over a sidewalk and four lanes on the street on the other side of the structure.

The 47 -year -old Rhino Williams said that he talked to customers in a restaurant that he helps in the Skylark Hotel a little more than a block than he heard a huge boom. Everything rattled, said Williams, and he sprinted to the scene to see if anyone needed help.

Williams saw a large dark gray cloud of smoke and covered his nose with his shirt as he smell burning plastic and rubber. He said he saw a building with bricks and rubble was blown everywhere on the street, and he discovered the front axis of a car in the parking lot.

He said it was the only car in the lot he saw. He ran into the building, called out and scored behind the counter to see if someone was inside. He didn't hear an answer and saw anyone behind the counter.

Williams then ran around to see other buildings. Several windows of the neighboring spirits business were also blown out, he said. As soon as he saw that the authorities arrived, he went back to the hotel.

Nima Tabriz, 37, from Santa Monica, said he was nearby in a cannabis pharmacy when he felt a massive explosion.

“The building just trembled and we go outside and there is a massive cloud smoke,” said Tabrizi. “Crazy explosion. It felt like a bomb started. … we went to the scene and we saw human remains.”

Palm Springs is about a two -hour drive east of Los Angeles. It is known for upscale resorts, golf courses and a story of celebrity residents.