Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) bomb technicians are investigating an apparent car bombing near a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic on Saturday, which left one person dead and at least four people injured.
The blast, which FBI Los Angeles assistant director Akil Davis called an “intentional act of terrorism,” happened just before 11 a.m. local time near an American Reproductive Centers facility.
Acknowledging the attack was “targeted,” officials said they are still investigating if the isolated incident was an act of international or domestic terrorism.
However, they did note it is “probably one of the largest bombing investigations that we’ve had in Southern California … on the scale of the Aliso Viejo bombing in Orange County,” which killed one person and injured two others in 2018.
Davis did not immediately identify the person who died in the explosion or confirm if it was the person of interest, but noted authorities are “not actively out searching for a suspect.”
Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Miles said debris extended across multiple blocks, describing it as a “massive” crime scene.
Jason Pack, a retired FBI agent and hostage negotiator, told Fox News Digital it could take days for authorities to search for