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Authorities in the Southern California resort town of Palm Springs say they're investigating a major explosion as an act of terrorism.
NPR's Jason Drozd is in Palm Springs.
The FBI says a car that exploded outside a fertility clinic late Saturday morning has left one person dead and several others injured.
Akil Davis is assistant director in charge of the FBI in Los Angeles.
Make no mistake.
This is an intentional act of terrorism.
The FBI is working with Palm Springs law enforcement.
Andy Mills is chief of police for the city.
This is going to take a great deal of time for us to process this scene.
There are blocks of debris.
Large areas of the city's commercial core surrounding the American Reproductive Center's building are blocked by police barricades.
Jason DeRose, NPR News, Palm Springs, California.
Authorities have not released the name of the suspect,
but say investigators are not looking for anyone else.