Police responded to reports of an explosion at the church, First Works Baptist Church, in El Monte, California, just after 1 am Saturday. An “improvised explosive device” was found to be the source of the attack, said Chief David Reynoso of the Police Department in El Monte, which is about 13 miles east of Los Angeles. No one was in the church at the time, and no injuries were reported. Authorities found obscenities and the words “get out” spray-painted on the front of the church, Reynoso said. Eimiller said bomb technicians from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office were working with the FBI and its evidence response team to assess the damage.

Source: bd News24 January 24, 2021 16:05 UTC