Georgia Guidestones bombing
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On July 6, 2022, at 4:03 a.m.,[1] an explosion occurred at the Georgia Guidestones, destroying one tablet and damaging others. The remainder of the structure was leveled for safety reasons later in the day.[2] No motive has not been publicly shared, and no suspects publicly identified.[3]
| Georgia Guidestones bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Georgia Guidestones Elbert County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Date | July 6, 2022 4:03 a.m. (EDT; UTC-4)[4] |
| Target | Georgia Guidestones |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Perpetrators | Multiple (unknown)[4] |
Background
The Georgia Guidestones were a monument in Elbert County, Georgia, which were erected in 1980 by a pseudonymous individual known as “Robert C. Christian". The monument served as a guide for humanity in the event of an apocalyptic event leading to the collapse of civilization. It has eight different languages incribed on the five stones, documenting what it saw as a right path for future humans.
Investigation
The Elbert County Sheriff's Office is investigating the bombing, with assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.[5] On the evening of the bombing, the GBI released a video showing both the explosion, and a vehicle of interest leaving the scene shortly before.[6]
As of July 6, 2022, no arrests were made.[7]
Aftermath of the bombing
One of the Guidestones was destroyed. However, four remained intact and the capstone was heavily damaged.[8] The remaining Guidestones were demolished later that day with a backhoe.[9][10]
References
- ^ Georgia Bureau of Investigation. "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Georgia Guidestones site in Elbert County demolished after bombing damaged the monument". yahoo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Georgia Guidestones: 'America's Stonehenge' damaged in bomb attack". The Independent. 2022-07-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ a b "Georgia Guidestones explosion: Police are investigating an incident at the monument". MARCA. 2022-07-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "Explosion 'destroyed' portion of Georgia Guidestones, GBI says". www.fox5ny.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "GBI releases surveillance videos of explosion at Georgia Guidestones, car speeding away". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ Alund, Natalie Neysa. "Georgia Guidestones: Rural monument that some call satanic damaged in bombing, police say". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/explosion-rocks-georgia-guidestones-dubbed-americas-stonehenge-2022-07-07/
- ^ https://www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/local/georgia-guidestones-explosion-damage/85-74f4f30f-7f8b-44c6-8dba-9524bbbde0fb
- ^ "https://twitter.com/gbi_ga/status/1544808935907024898". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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