2 injured after another package explosion in Austin, Texas

[SummerMadness]

2 injured after another package explosion in Austin, Texas

The explosion that injured two men Sunday night could've been triggered by a tripwire, said Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.

He said "it's very possible" that the device "was activated by someone either handling, kicking or coming into contact with a tripwire that activated the device."

The latest explosion comes less than a week after police said three package explosions that happened over 10 days were connected. Those explosions killed a man and a teenager, and injured two others.

The victims in those three explosions were African-American or Hispanic. Police have not yet discovered a motive, but have not ruled out the possibility the bombs could be hate crimes.

 

[Landon Caeli]

I'm so tired of villains. Weren't the 80's and 90's much more peaceful times than the current age? What has happened to our culture?

 

[Rubiks]

SummerMadness, why the tags if the motive has not been found?

 

[AirPo]

SummerMadness, why the tags if the motive has not been found?

Tags are not dictated by police findings.

 

[iluvatar5150]

I'm so tired of villains. Weren't the 80's and 90's much more peaceful times than the current age?

No, they weren't.

What has happened to our culture?

It's gotten safer.

 

[SummerMadness]

SummerMadness, why the tags if the motive has not been found?

Tags reflect topics connected to the story. The two victims in this latest bombing were white, but the initial bombings drew concerns of hate crimes, hence the tagging, that does not mean the attacks were hate crimes.

 

[AvilaSurfer]

Looks like we got another Unibomber.

 

[Petros2015]

He's a busy one... original Unibomber didn't hit with this kind of frequency I don't think.

Explosion at FedEx near San Antonio could be linked to Austin blasts, FBI says - CNN

 

[SummerMadness]

Report: Suspected Austin bomber dead

Local media outlets in Austin, Texas are reporting that police have shot and killed the suspect behind a string of bombings.

Sources tell KVUE-TV that police identified a suspect using surveillance video from a FedEx store where one of the packages was sent.

 

[Petros2015]

Oh well, there goes this thread.

 

[USincognito]

SummerMadness, why the tags if the motive has not been found?

They turned out to be accurate.