Suspect in fertility clinic explosion case dies in prison
A man accused of helping to bomb a fertility clinic in California in May has died in prison.
This is reported by the US authorities, according to several American media outlets, including The New York Times and NBC News.
The man, 32-year-old Daniel Park, committed suicide on Tuesday.
This is according to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office, writes NBC News.
Park was arrested and charged with "providing material support to terrorists," writes The New York Times.
A 25-year-old man named Guy Edward Bartkus is, according to US authorities, the main suspect in the case, and it is believed that he carried out the attack.
He himself died in the explosion. In addition, four other people were injured.
Daniel Park was arrested in Poland, according to The New York Times. A few days after the explosion, he had bought a plane ticket in cash, according to the newspaper.
In Poland, he was arrested by local authorities and sent back to the United States. He then arrived in prison on June 13.
According to NBC News, the FBI has called the bombing an act of terrorism.
According to the media, the US Department of Justice states that Park sent 82 kilograms of ammonium nitrate to Bartkus before the attack.
He also paid for an additional shipment of 41 kilograms.
The substance is a form of fertilizer that can also be used in explosives.
The FBI believes that both Bartkus and Park were motivated by an anti-natalist ideology.
Anti-natalism is an ideology that is critical of reproduction, where human reproduction is considered unethical.
American media have previously referred to a website where there are messages that Bartkus appears to have written under a username. Here he is said to have presented arguments against human life.
- Basically, I am pro-mortality, the user wrote, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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