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Device at women's health clinic was an explosive, sources say
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| News Date | Thursday, April 26, 2007 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A package found Wednesday in the parking lot of a South Austin women's clinic contained an explosive device, four sources familiar with the investigation said today.
Local and federal authorities are planning a news conference at 2 p.m. to discuss the investigation, which will be headed by federal officials.
According to the National Abortion Federation, the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada, there have been 32 major incidents of violence or disruption against abortion providers in the U.S. and Canada in the first three months of 2007. There were seven reported bomb threats and four attempted bombings or arsons in 2006. As of March 2007, there have been five hoax devices or suspicious packages reported at clinics.
More than 200 arsons and bombings have occurred at reproductive health-care clinics across the United States and Canada since the mid-1970s, according to the National Abortion Federation's Web site. |
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