FBI arrests a man in New York linked to explosion at a California fertility clinic, officials say

By ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK AP The FBI has made an arrest in New York in connection with an explosion of a Palm Springs California fertility clinic three law enforcement leaders familiar with the matter mentioned Wednesday Federal prosecutors are expected to release details about the circumstance at a news conference in Los Angeles The arrest which was first informed by NBC News took place at John F Kennedy Airport in New York on Tuesday evening according to the executives They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss a criminal scenario that has not been publicly disclosed Related Articles Canadian wildfire smoke causes very unhealthy conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe more attacks on Jews heighten concerns about precaution in and around US synagogues In the current era in History June the Tiananmen Square Massacre Fed lifts restrictions placed on Wells Fargo in because of its fake-accounts controversy Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp and retailers are worried The arrest stems from an apparent car bomb detonation of a fertility clinic last month by a man who functionaries revealed had nihilistic writings The FBI identified Guy Edward Bartkus as the suspect and disclosed he was supposed to have died in the explosion A body was determined near a charred bus outside the clinic Personnel revealed at the time that they were analyzing whether Bartkus had any help The blast gutted the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic in Palms Springs and shattered the windows of nearby buildings along a palm tree-lined street Bystanders described a loud boom followed by a chaotic scene with people screaming in terror and glass strewn along the sidewalk and street A senior FBI official called the explosion possibly the largest bombing scene that we ve had in Southern California Bartku attempted to livestream the explosion and left behind writings that communicated nihilistic ideations that were still being examined to determine his state of mind the FBI declared U S Attorney Bilal Bill Essayli the top federal prosecutor in the area called the message anti-pro-life