Early Saturday morning, an explosive device was detonated outside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office, he announced. statement on monday.
“No one was injured in the explosion,” Marshall said.
“Early on the morning of Saturday, February 24th, an explosive device was detonated outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office building in Montgomery,” Marshall said. “Thankfully, no staff or employees were injured in the explosion. The Alabama Department of Law Enforcement is leading the investigation and we encourage anyone with information to contact us immediately.”
The announcement did not say whether a motive had been determined or whether there were any suspects.
The Alabama Department of Law Enforcement told Breitbart News that special agents responded to a report of a “suspicious package” near the intersection of Washington Avenue and South Bainbridge Street in Montgomery around 8:19 a.m. Monday. He said he had found explosives.
Investigators were later able to determine that an explosive device detonated early Saturday morning, the agency said, adding that no damage to nearby buildings was reported.
The agency said no further information was available “as the investigation is ongoing.”
When asked if the incident was related to Marshall’s stance on in vitro fertilization (IVF), Amanda Priest, a spokeswoman for Marshall’s office, said: Said CNN said the media “should not jump to conclusions on certain issues.”
The day before the incident, Marshall announced He said his office does not intend to use recent Alabama Supreme Court decisions to prosecute families seeking IVF or IVF providers.
“[Marshall] “We do not intend to use the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting IVF families or providers,” said Katherine Robertson, principal counsel at the firm. Said In a statement.
In February, the state Supreme Court control Frozen embryos are considered fetuses under state law, and anyone who destroys them can be held liable under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.
The ruling raised complex legal and ethical questions and slammed Democratic and Republican lawmakers. scramble Introduce legislation to protect IVF in the state. At least three clinics in Alabama paused Post-judgment IVF services.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
