FBI identifies suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

An FBI official said on Sunday investigators believe they have identified the suspect connected to a bombing near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus, and that he held “nihilistic ideations”.

“We are fairly confident that Mr Bartkus is our primary suspect,” said Akil Davis, assistant director at the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, speaking to reporters at a press conference.

“The subject had nihilistic ideations, and this was a targeted attack against the IVF facility. Make no mistake. We are treating this … as an intentional act of terrorism.”

One person was killed and at least four were injured in the blast. Officials said on Sunday that no embryos stored inside the clinic were harmed by the explosion.

Davis said the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) believes that Bartkus died in the blast, and that he had been trying to live-stream the attack.