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Palm Springs (AFP)
The FBI on Sunday identified the suspect behind the bombing at a California health clinic as a 25-year-old man with "nihilistic ideation" who is believed to have died in the blast.
The explosion on Saturday morning tore through downtown Palm Springs, ripping a hole in the clinic and blowing out the windows and doors of nearby buildings.
Akil Davis, the head of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, reiterated Sunday that the attack was being considered an "intentional act of terrorism."
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He said the suspect had been identified as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of Twentynine Palms, California.
Authorities in the small city, about 80 kilometers from Palm Springs, had said on Saturday that federal agents were operating in the area, without providing further details.
Davis told a press conference Sunday that "the subject had nihilistic ideations and this was a targeted attack against the IVF facility."
He said authorities were investigating a "possible manifesto" shared online ahead of the attack, which he said Bartkus "was attempting to live stream."
Palm Springs police chief Andrew Mills said he was "absolutely confident that this city is safe."
"There is no continuing threat to our community as a result of this incident," he said.
