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A Washington State resident, Daniel Park, 32, was apprehended on charges of helping plan and execute a bombing at a California fertility clinic, leaving one person dead and causing extensive damage last month. Park was detained Tuesday night at Kennedy Airport after flying in from Poland. The arrest follows an intensive investigation by federal authorities.

Charged with providing material support to terrorists, Park is alleged to have conspired with Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old described by officials as having "nihilistic ideations," to attack the American Reproductive Centers clinic in Palm Springs. Bartkus carried out the bombing on May 17, killing himself in the explosion and injuring four others. The blast also caused significant damage to several nearby buildings.

The motivation behind the attack is believed to be tied to the men's shared belief in "anti-natalism," a philosophy that views human procreation as unethical. Prosecutors revealed that Park and Bartkus consulted an AI chatbot to devise explosive recipes, demonstrating the lengths they went to in preparation for the bombing.

Court documents indicate that Park began purchasing large quantities of ammonium nitrate in October 2022. In the days leading up to the attack, he shipped 90 pounds of the explosive material to Bartkus. Further collaboration was evident when Park stayed with Bartkus in Southern California for two weeks in January, conducting "experiments" in a garage.

Bartkus's motivations were made clear in an audio recording where he expressed a desire to "make the death thing happen sooner rather than later in life." He targeted the clinic specifically because it offered treatments like in vitro fertilization, which he associated with "pro-life ideology."

After the bombing, Park attempted to flee the country, purchasing a plane ticket to Poland just four days after the incident. When Polish authorities moved to detain him, Park tried to harm himself and was subsequently deported back to the United States.

The case sheds light on the dangerous potential of fringe ideologies like anti-natalism, which has gained attention following philosopher David Benatar's writings. While Benatar argues existence itself is a harm, Park and Bartkus took these beliefs to an extreme, resulting in tragic consequences.