A significant explosion was reported at the Georgia Guidestones on Wednesday morning, a mysterious Stonehenge-like monument that called for keeping the world’s population under 500 million, according to officials.
An early morning explosion “destroyed a large portion of the structure” that is located in Elbert County, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in a statement. “The preliminary information indicates that unknown individuals detonated an explosive device at around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6th,” the statement continued.
Video footage and photos of the incident show portions of the granite structure in ruins.
Built in 1980 in rural Elbert County, the Guidestones are a megalithic-inspired monument that called for the world’s population to remain under 500 million. It’s not clear who exactly built the Guidestones, and public records say that a man named Robert C. Christian, or R.C. Christian, had them constructed on behalf of a “small group of loyal Americans.”…