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Austin Struck by Fourth Explosion Only Hours After Televised Appeal to Bomber
AUSTIN, Tex. — An explosion on Sunday night injured two people in a neighborhood in southwest Austin, just hours after law enforcement officials made an unusual direct appeal to whoever was responsible for several deadly package explosions this month that have kept the capital of Texas on edge.
The authorities said they responded to Dawn Song Drive after reports of an explosion around 8:30 p.m. A short time later, two men in their 20s were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Service said.
The Austin police chief, Brian Manley, told reporters early Monday that it was “very possible” that the explosion “was activated by someone either handling, kicking or coming in contact with a tripwire that activated the device,” a manner far different from the first three explosions, which were triggered by the handling of packages.
On Sunday evening, Chief Manley said the police were asking residents within a half-mile radius of the explosion to stay indoors until officers could conduct a search for bombs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/18/u...ce-motive.html
AUSTIN, Tex. — An explosion on Sunday night injured two people in a neighborhood in southwest Austin, just hours after law enforcement officials made an unusual direct appeal to whoever was responsible for several deadly package explosions this month that have kept the capital of Texas on edge.
The authorities said they responded to Dawn Song Drive after reports of an explosion around 8:30 p.m. A short time later, two men in their 20s were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Service said.
The Austin police chief, Brian Manley, told reporters early Monday that it was “very possible” that the explosion “was activated by someone either handling, kicking or coming in contact with a tripwire that activated the device,” a manner far different from the first three explosions, which were triggered by the handling of packages.
On Sunday evening, Chief Manley said the police were asking residents within a half-mile radius of the explosion to stay indoors until officers could conduct a search for bombs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/18/u...ce-motive.html
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