New explosion at a FedEx facility in Texas, an Austin-bound package explodes injuring one
Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:53:am World
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A new explosion has been reported in Texas, this time at a FedEx depot near in Schertz, near San Antonio.
A parcel bomb containing nails and shrapnel, headed for Austin, Texas (location of four bomb blast in recent weeks) exploded shortly after midnight local time at the distribution facility and one employee was injured as a result.
So far, it is not known if there is a link between the explosion to the previous bombings that occurred over the last two weeks claiming lives.
Reports said FBI investigators and a local bomb squad were at the scene.
Three of the previous devices were hidden in parcels and dropped off at night in front residential addresses while the fourth devices was activated by a tripwire.
Police on Monday said all four devices were similar.
A parcel bomb containing nails and shrapnel, headed for Austin, Texas (location of four bomb blast in recent weeks) exploded shortly after midnight local time at the distribution facility and one employee was injured as a result.
So far, it is not known if there is a link between the explosion to the previous bombings that occurred over the last two weeks claiming lives.
Reports said FBI investigators and a local bomb squad were at the scene.
Three of the previous devices were hidden in parcels and dropped off at night in front residential addresses while the fourth devices was activated by a tripwire.
Police on Monday said all four devices were similar.
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