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by Cordelia » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:57 pm
by seemslikeadream » Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:50 am
Explosion rattles shipping facility near San Antonio, days after Austin bombings
According to Schertz police, the explosion took place at a FedEx distribution facility in Schertz, Texas, just after midnight on Tuesday. Schertz is about 65 miles southwest of Austin.
According to police, who spoke with San Antonio ABC affiliate KSAT, a medium-sized box exploded at the facility.
One worker possibly suffered minor injuries in the explosion. They were not taken to the hospital, the official said. There were 75 people in the building at the time of the explosion.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/explosion-ratt ... d=53868609
by elfismiles » Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:20 am
Package believed to be bound for Austin explodes at FedEx facility in Schertz
Tony Plohetski, Roberto Villalpando and Mary Huber American-Statesman Staff
5:06 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2018
A package destined for Austin exploded at a FedEx ground delivery facility in Schertz, northeast of San Antonio, according to federal authorities.
A federal official said that based on preliminary reports, the package was addressed from Austin to a recipient in Austin.
That official declined to be identified because they are not authorized to speak.
“We are investigating it as being possibly related to our open investigation,” FBI spokeswoman Michelle Lee said. “We can’t know for sure until we have an opportunity to look at the evidence itself.”
Interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said his department "is aware of the incident that has occurred in Schertz, Texas and is working closely on the investigation with our federal partners, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.”
According to San Antonio media reports, the package detonated around 12:25 a.m. as it traveled on a conveyor belt in the Schertz facility on Doerr Lane, where about 75 employees were working at the time.
Schertz police said in a statement posted on Facebook that “further investigation revealed the explosion came from a package in the sorting area of the facility. One person was treated and released at the scene.”
The person was hurt from the concussive force of the detonation, KENS-TV reported.
A FedEx employee who did not want to be named told the American-Statesman outside the facility that she heard a “loud, metal bang” before staff yelled for them to evacuate. Now she just wants to go home, she said.
Meanwhile, sources told KSAT-TV and Fox San Antonio that the package blasted out metal shrapnel and nails when it exploded.
News of an Austin-bound package bomb in Schertz comes two days after two men walking on a Southwest Austin street were injured in an explosion from the fourth bomb that has detonated in the city so far this month.
That bomb appeared to involve an elaborate device that relied on a trip wire. Police have described the devices used in the previous three explosions as “boxlike” bombs triggered by movement that were left on the doorsteps of homes.
The first Austin bombing on March 2 killed Anthony Stephan House, 39, the father of an 8-year-old girl. Police initially thought the Northeast Austin bombing was an isolated event but investigators’ focus and theories changed when the second and third bombings occurred 10 days later.
An explosion at a home on Oldfort Hill Drive in East Austin killed Draylen Mason, a 17-year-old senior at East Austin College Prep, and injured his mother. Within hours of that March 12 blast, another explosion in Southeast Austin injured Esperanza Herrera, 75.
Manley on Tuesday reiterated his public warning about the bomb danger:
“I want to continue to remind our community to pay close attention to any suspicious device whether it be a package, a bag, a backpack or anything that looks out of place, do not approach it,” the chief said. “Call 911 immediately. Also remember do not move, touch or open unexpected/suspicious packages."
https://www.statesman.com/news/local/pa ... Ap6xEJvFI/
seemslikeadream » 20 Mar 2018 12:50 wrote:Explosion rattles shipping facility near San Antonio, days after Austin bombings
According to Schertz police, the explosion took place at a FedEx distribution facility in Schertz, Texas, just after midnight on Tuesday. Schertz is about 65 miles southwest of Austin.
According to police, who spoke with San Antonio ABC affiliate KSAT, a medium-sized box exploded at the facility.
One worker possibly suffered minor injuries in the explosion. They were not taken to the hospital, the official said. There were 75 people in the building at the time of the explosion.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/explosion-ratt ... d=53868609
by elfismiles » Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:44 am
by seemslikeadream » Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:47 am
Black caucus lawmakers want Austin bombings classified as 'ongoing terrorist attacks'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/19/politics ... index.html
by elfismiles » Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:57 am
Bomb squad responding to suspicious box with blinking light in Harris County, Texas; homes evacuated
By Jay LeBlanc - The Washington Times - Monday, March 19, 2018
The Harris County (Texas) Bomb Squad is responding to a report of a suspicious box with a blinking light Monday night.
The incident comes amid heightened fears due to a series of explosions in Austin.
The box was reported around 9:20 p.m. local time and is located near Mt. Royal Village in norther Harris County.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/20 ... cious-pac/
by elfismiles » Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:22 pm
Second explosive device found at FedEx facility
by SBG San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO —
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus confirmed a second package was found to be loaded with an explosive device at a FedEx facility on Tuesday.
He said the package was removed from the facility and was being 'worked on' by investigators. When pressed for more information, an SAPD spokesperson said off-camera, 'We can't talk about it.'
A first package detonated just after 12 a.m. at the facility on Doerr Lane in Schertz. A female employee standing nearby was knocked off her feet and suffered 'ringing in her ears.' No one else was seriously hurt.
Chief McManus provided the information just minutes after another press conference outside the FedEx facility, in which Asst. Special Agent-in-Charge James Smith would not confirm any details about the explosion. Earlier in the day, sources confirmed the exploded package was to be shipped to an address in Austin and was filled with shrapnel. Smith later said he could not confirm those details.
The San Antonio Police Department is acting as a support agency and is supplying resources to the Austin Police Department as it works with federal agencies to determine who is behind several bombings in the Austin area.
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/san-ant ... x-facility
by elfismiles » Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:39 pm
elfismiles » 20 Mar 2018 14:57 wrote:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police investigate suspicious package at FedEx near Austin airport
By: Kate Winkle
Updated: Mar 20, 2018 09:50 AM CDT
Austin FedEX facility in southeast Austin on McKinney Falls Parkway on March 20, 2018 where there were reports of a suspicious package. (KXAN Photo/Chris Nelson)
... That facility is at 4117 McKinney Falls Parkway, near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Austin police confirm they are investigating after a call came in at 6:19 a.m. ...
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/h ... 1062630735
hearing rumors of other suspicious packages being investigated right now around town!!!
ETA...
Another FedEx cordoned off in SouthWest austin ... Sunset Valley where my wife and I frequent and where my mom used to live. Reports are that leo think this MAY be where the FedEx bomb in schertz was sent from ...Update 11:10 a.m.
The Sunset Valley Police Department says the FBI is investigating "a confirmed link between packages involved in the Austin bombing investigation and a mail delivery office in Sunset Valley. It appears that the source of the suspect packages was a private package delivery office in Sunset Valley." It says it does not know of any known public safety threats but urges residents to be vigilant and report any suspicious packages or items.
Officers and FBI agents are on scene near a FedEx store on Brodie Lane.
Police have the FedEx Office Print and Ship Center at 5601 Brodie Ln. closed off on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (KXAN Photo/Alyssa Goard)
Austin bomber "taunting" law enforcement, police chief says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpba3gW9j-gBomb squad responding to suspicious box with blinking light in Harris County, Texas; homes evacuated
By Jay LeBlanc - The Washington Times - Monday, March 19, 2018
The Harris County (Texas) Bomb Squad is responding to a report of a suspicious box with a blinking light Monday night.
The incident comes amid heightened fears due to a series of explosions in Austin.
The box was reported around 9:20 p.m. local time and is located near Mt. Royal Village in norther Harris County.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/20 ... cious-pac/
ETA
PJW (barf) article that suggest copycat effect from netflix series...
Austin Mail Bomber Inspired by Netflix Show About Ted Kaczynski?
Drama series portrayed Unabomber in largely positive light
Paul Joseph Watson | Infowars.com - March 20, 2018
https://www.infowars.com/austin-mail-bo ... kaczynski/
by liminalOyster » Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:39 pm
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by Cordelia » Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:46 pm
liminalOyster » Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:39 pm wrote:I'm not above considering this is being done by the NRA to underscore that legal availability of guns is not the primary culprit in their use as WMDs. But then I fucking hate the NRA.
Pele'sDaughter » Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:05 pm wrote:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.3886094
A mysterious social media user who claims to be behind the serial bombings that have terrorized Austin says he won't stop until he becomes "as prolific as the Zodiac Killer."
by seemslikeadream » Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:39 pm
Tony Plohetski
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BREAKING: Authorities tell me that they think there is a second device at location in South Austin based on preliminary information
ATCEMS
@ATCEMS
Multiple assets from #ATCEMS @austinfiredept @Austin_Police responding Brodie Ln/W Slaughter Ln (1902) reported explosion with reports of one patient injured. Unknown severity of injuries at this time. Avoid the area and expect closures. More to follow.
Austin Police Dept
#UPDATE: There was no package explosion in the 9800 block of Brodie Ln. Items inside package was not a bomb, rather an incendiary device. At this time, we have no reason to believe this incident is related to previous package bombs
by Iamwhomiam » Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:55 am
Austin Police Dept
#UPDATE: There was no package explosion in the 9800 block of Brodie Ln. Items inside package was not a bomb, rather an incendiary device. At this time, we have no reason to believe this incident is related to previous package bombs
by SonicG » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:01 am
Iamwhomiam » Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:55 pm wrote:Austin Police Dept
#UPDATE: There was no package explosion in the 9800 block of Brodie Ln. Items inside package was not a bomb, rather an incendiary device. At this time, we have no reason to believe this incident is related to previous package bombs
Phew! Thank goodness! Now all there is to worry about is real bombs. What a relief!
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