Tensions mount as another package bomb believed bound for Austin explodes at FedEx facility
AUSTIN, Texas - The bombs were first left on front porches, and then alongside a roadway. Early Tuesday, the tactics in a disturbing string of bombings in and near the Texas capital shifted again as a package being readied for shipping exploded as it was being carried on a conveyor belt.
The incident at a FedEx facility near San Antonio was the fifth in a series of explosions that investigators believe is probably the work of a serial bomber. Two people have been killed, four others injured, and a city known for its urban cool has been unnerved.
The explosion Tuesday of a package believed to be bound for Austin occurred shortly after midnight at a facility in Schertz, Texas, about 60 miles south of Austin. It was not immediately clear where the package originated, its specific destination or what type of explosive material it contained. Investigators have said components of the previous four devices appeared to be similar, linking the attacks.
