Fifth parcel blast reported in Texas

AUSTIN: A package exploded early yesterday at a FedEx distribution facility in Texas, news reports said, following a series of other blasts in Austin in recent weeks that police had attributed to a serial bomber, reports AFP.

The parcel exploded at a facility in the town of Schertz, in the San Antonio area.

In a statement on social media, the Schertz Police Department said one person received medical attention at the scene.

However the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosions said on Twitter that no injuries had been reported.

The Washington Post, quoting the FBI, reported that the package had been bound for Austin, the state capital—scene of previous deadly blasts.

The explosion came as hundreds of police officers and FBI agents searched for the perpetrator of Sunday’s blast in Austin—the fourth this month—left two young men seriously injured and the city on edge.

Police said that blast was connected to three previous bombings in Austin. They said bomber used a tripwire in Sunday’s attack.

 

Fifth parcel blast reported in Texas

AUSTIN: A package exploded early yesterday at a FedEx distribution facility in Texas, news reports said, following a series of other blasts in Austin in recent weeks that police had attributed to a serial bomber, reports AFP. The parcel exploded at a facility in the town of Schertz, in the San Antonio area. In a statement on social media, the Schertz Police Department said one person received medical attention at the scene. However the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosions said on Twitter that no injuries had been reported. The Washington Post, quoting the FBI, reported that the package had been bound for Austin, the state capitalscene of previous deadly blasts. The explosion came as hundreds of police officers and FBI agents searched for the perpetrator of Sundays blast in Austinthe fourth this monthleft two young men seriously injured and the city on edge. Police said that blast was connected to three previous bombings in Austin. They said bomber used a tripwire in Sundays attack.