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FBI launches investigation after bomb is thrown at anti-LGBT church in California weeks after pastor received arson attack threat and locals called its teachings hate speech Police and fire crews were called to the First Works Baptist Church at 2600 Tyler Avenue in El Monte in the early hours of Saturday morning  The FBI said an IED had been thrown at the church and it was also vandalized  No one was injured in the attack, authorities said  Earlier this month, Pastor Bruce Meija said he had contacted the police after receiving a threat on social media of an arson attack Outrage has been gr...

No injuries were reported, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. Officials didn’t immediately detail the extent of the damage inside the church east of downtown Los Angeles. FBI technicians are working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad and the El Monte Police Department during the initial investigation, Eimiller said. She said it was premature to call the incident a hate crime, but “that’s always going to be considered as a theory when a house of worship is attacked.” Calls to First Works Baptist Church were unanswered Saturday. Protestors have repeatedl...