False bomb threat triggers fear for those impacted by fertility clinic explosion
Luis Avila
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As police closed off several downtown blocks Sunday afternoon in response to a bomb threat that was ultimately deemed false, a familiar wave of panic swept through some residents — especially those who experienced the real explosion outside a fertility clinic just four months ago.
Authorities say a man drove up to a restaurant and claimed his vehicle contained a bomb. The area was evacuated, the Palm Springs Department Explosives K-9 unit was deployed to assist in clearing the vehicle. No explosives or hazardous devices were found.
Still, for some, the emotional toll was real.
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