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January 11, 2022

Arson Blamed for New Year's Fire That Destroyed Tennessee Planned Parenthood Clinic
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In Knoxville, Tennessee, authorities say a fire that burned down a local
Planned Parenthood clinic on New Year's Eve was arson. The clinic was
closed for renovations at the time. The fire was the second attack
against the clinic since an evangelical protest group called the "Church
at Planned Parenthood" moved to Knoxville a year ago. Last January, a
month after the group's first protest, a person fired a shotgun at the
clinic's doors, shattering the glass and peppering the reception area
with bullet holes. The gunman has yet to be identified.


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