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| Police investigate explosion in Palm Springs, California | Police investigate explosion in Palm Springs, California |
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| Officials in Palm Springs, California are investigating a car explosion on Saturday morning that killed one person and damaged a fertility clinic. | Officials in Palm Springs, California are investigating a car explosion on Saturday morning that killed one person and damaged a fertility clinic. |
| The explosion 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 Centres. | The explosion 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 Centres. |
| In a statement, the fertility clinic said no one from their facility was harmed but that one person was killed and several were injured. | In a statement, the fertility clinic said no one from their facility was harmed but that one person was killed and several were injured. |
| Palm Springs police confirmed the death and called the incident an "intentional act of violence", but have not released further details. | Palm Springs police confirmed the death and called the incident an "intentional act of violence", but have not released further details. |
| Palm Springs police chief Andy Mills said the blast damaged several buildings, some severely. | |
| He added that the identity of the person who was killed is not known. | |
| California governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement that the state is coordinating with local and federal authorities to respond to the incident. | California governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement that the state is coordinating with local and federal authorities to respond to the incident. |
| US attorney general Pam Bondi has also been briefed on the incident, she said in a statement. | |
| The American Reproductive Centres in Palm Springs said that the vehicle explosion occurred in the parking lot near its building. | The American Reproductive Centres in Palm Springs said that the vehicle explosion occurred in the parking lot near its building. |
| It is unclear what the cause of the explosion was. | It is unclear what the cause of the explosion was. |
| The mayor of Palm Springs, Ron De Harte, told BBC's US partner CBS News that the source of the explosion "was in or near the vehicle." | |
| The incident appears "intentional", lieutenant Mike Villegas with the Palm Springs police told reporters on Saturday afternoon. He added that it remains an active investigation. | |
| US attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said in a post on X that the Justice Department was "aware of the explosion" and that the FBI are on the scene to investigate if "this was an intentional act". | |
| The fertility clinic said their lab, including all eggs and embryos, remain "fully secure and undamaged". | The fertility clinic said their lab, including all eggs and embryos, remain "fully secure and undamaged". |
| "We are heavily conducting a complete safety inspection and have confirmed that our operations and sensitive medical areas were not impacted by the blast," the fertility clinic said in its statement. | "We are heavily conducting a complete safety inspection and have confirmed that our operations and sensitive medical areas were not impacted by the blast," the fertility clinic said in its statement. |
| But Dr Maher Abdallah, who runs the clinic, told The Associated Press that the clinic's office was damaged. | |
| "I really have no clue what happened," he said. "Thank God today happened to be a day that we have no patients". | |
| According to its website, the American Reproductive Centers clinic is the first full-service fertility center and in vitro fertilisation lab (IVF) in the Coachella Valley. | According to its website, the American Reproductive Centers clinic is the first full-service fertility center and in vitro fertilisation lab (IVF) in the Coachella Valley. |
| It offers services like fertility evaluations, IVF, egg donation and freezing, reproductive support for same-sex couples and surrogacy. | It offers services like fertility evaluations, IVF, egg donation and freezing, reproductive support for same-sex couples and surrogacy. |
| The BBC has reached out to Palm Springs police for further comment. | The BBC has reached out to Palm Springs police for further comment. |