Act of God? Who toppled Georgia’s ‘satanic’ standing stones?

Granite megaliths with cryptic inscriptions drew 20,000 visitors a year and inspired a Yoko Ono song but riled some on far right

A day after vandals destroyed the controversial monument in Georgia dubbed America's Stonehenge" and considered satanic" by some members of the far right, questions continue to swirl about how it became a flashpoint for violence.

The Georgia bureau of investigation, which is dealing with the case along with the Elbert county sheriff's office, said that unknown individuals detonated an explosive device at the Georgia Guidestones granite monument in Elberton at around 4am on Wednesday, destroying a large part of the structure.