A mystery bomber attacked and destroyed the Georgia Guidestones in a bomb attack. The tablets had been dubbed ‘Satanic’ tablets. It is presumed the attack was that of a religious nature.
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America’s Stonehenge known as the ‘Georgia Guidestones was attacked and destroyed by a mystery bomber.
The granite panels were dubbed ‘satanic’ by conservative Christians and were a point of contention.
The Bureau of Investigation said that the monument was destroyed at 4.30 am in the night by an ‘unknown individual'.
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In what is a presumed to be religiously motivated attack, the roadside attraction lost one of its panels with debris collected at the bottom as a result of the explosion.
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The now-destroyed attraction was built in 1980 and was commissioned by an unknown person under the pseudonym R.C. Christian.
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The 19-foot-tall slabs carried messages in eight different languages all containing a 10-part message. The languages included Babylonian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Old Egyptian and Ancient Greek. The message contained guidance as to how one can live in an ‘age of reason’.
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One part of the stone recommended the global population to be 500m or below and also included a ‘guide to reproduce wisely.’
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The pillar also functioned as an astronomical calendar as well as a sundial.
Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist who has been banned by YouTube for misinformation and fake news praised the attack and said that the destruction as not enough.
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'We need that evil edifice there as a confession letter led by a consortium of eugenicists.’
It is presumed that dynamite was used in the bombing as officials investigate the scene of the crime. A vehicle was also seen fleeing the scene after the bombing.
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