Fatal bombing near Palm Spring fertility clinic 'act of terrorism' - FBI

One person was killed and four injured in Saturday's explosion outside the American Reproductive Centers.

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The blast happened just before 11:00 local time (19:00 BST) less than a mile from downtown Palm Springs, near several businesses including the American Reproductive Centers (ARC). The clinic said no-one from the facility was harmed.

The suspect in the blast has been identified as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus, according to sources familiar with the investigation who spoke to BBC's US partner CBS News.

Witnesses told the BBC the blast was strong enough to shatter windows and badly damage a nearby building that housed the ARC.

Michael Beaumier, a witness, said he was knocked off his bike by the blast. "It was that big of an explosion and I could hear windows shattering all around me," he said.