The first explosion took place at 9:30 a.m., January 16, outside the Atlanta Northside Family Planning Services. The upper floors of the building houses offices for lawyers, dentists, and others. A second blast occurred an hour later from a trash bin, injuring six people.

Half an hour after the second explosion, a second abortion facility in the area, the Piedmont Clinic, was evacuated after receiving a bomb threat.

The Georgia Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League has called a vigil for Wednesday, January 22, to protest the attack and mark the 24th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade court ruling that legalized abortion in the United States.

For more information, call GARRAL at (404) 875-6338. Other pro-choice actions are planned the same day across the country. The Militant urges our readers to turn out to defend abortion rights and protest this attack.  
 
 
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