Investigators suspect FedEx bomb tied to Austin, Texas bombings

Investigators work at the scene of a bomb explosion on Dawn Song Drive in Austin, Texas

A  package bomb that authorities believe is linked to the recent string of Austin bombings exploded yesterday inside of a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio, possibly leaving one person with minor injuries.

The explosion happened at around 1 a.m. at a FedEx facility in Schertz, which is just northeast of San Antonio, FBI Special Agent Michelle Lee said. She said early indications were that no one was injured, but the Schertz Police Department issued a statement saying one person was treated at the scene and released.

Lee said that although it is still early in the investigation, “it would be silly for us not to admit that we suspect it’s related” to the four Austin bombings that have killed two people and injured four others since March 2. The latest bombing injured two men Sunday in southwest Austin’s quiet Travis Country neighborhood.

Lee didn’t have details about the size, weight or description of the package.

The blast follows a Sunday night blast that was triggered along a street by a nearly invisible tripwire, suggesting a “higher level of sophistication” than agents saw in three early package bombs left on doorsteps. It means the carnage by a suspected serial bomber that has terrorized Austin for weeks is now random, rather than targeted at someone in particular. AP