Officials investigate another package explosion in Texas

Police did not immediately say if the explosion appeared to be linked to the four others.

Manley, in response to the FedEx case, said Tuesday that his department is “working closely on the investigation” with federal officials.

Officials said the explosion happened on Brodie Lane near West Slaughter in far South Austin, almost 20 miles from Sunday’s blast in Southwest Austin.

Anthony House, 2008 Texas State graduate, was the first person killed by the bombings.

How did the bombings start?

Emergency teams are responding to another reported explosion in Austin, Texas, this one at a Goodwill store in the southern part of the city.

So far, the bombings have killed two people and injured four.

The man, in his 30s, suffered injuries that were “potentially serious, not expected to be life threatening”, the county’s EMS tweeted. The bomb reportedly exploded in the teen’s kitchen, killing the boy and seriously injuring his mother.

“It was so dark they couldn’t tell, and they tripped”, he said. “The other packages have been placed on the front door step”.

Austin police has received lots of tips, Manley said Monday night.

“We have no clue who this is, absolutely no clue”, he added. There is no confirmation at this time if the string of bombings is related, or if Ingram is involved in the four detonated bombings.

Police later said the victims were in good condition.

They went on: “At this time, we have no reason to believe this incident is related to previous package bombs”. It was triggered by a almost invisible tripwire, suggesting a “higher level of sophistication” than agents saw in three package bombs left on doorsteps, according to Fred Milanowski, the agent in charge of the Houston division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. This is because the bomb was activated by a tripwire set alongside a roadway.

In a rare move, Austin police are pleading to speak with the serial bomber directly.

The seemingly zigzag work of an apparent serial bomber may be a sign that whoever is behind the attacks is determined to launch more of them.

The most recent blast happened inside a FedEx facility in Schertz, Texas, FBI San Antonio spokeswoman Michelle Lee said. One worker reported ringing in her ears after the blast. She was treated at the scene. They are holding back on sharing specific things about the packages that only the bomber may know.

Authorities say it was a bomb addressed to an Austin home that had been sent from Texas’ capital city. No other specifics were given. Another bomb was found later that morning in the same distribution center but was successfully cleared from the facility.

More than 1,200 Austin residents have contacted police since the morning of 12 March to report suspicious packages, police said.

ATF and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were on the scene, along with SWAT and bomb squads and the Schertz Police Department. Despite the similarities noted between the bombings, police have stopped short of giving a greater understanding of the intention behind these bombings. Police kept the neighborhood under a shelter-in-place for most of the day while they searched the scene for clues.

A medium-sized box containing nails and metal shrapnel exploded on a conveyor belt, according to police, who spoke with ABC San Antonio affiliate KSAT-TV.

A spokesman for the Austin Police Department confirmed to the Daily News that authorities are aware of the unsettling posts.

The authorities said they were increasing the reward offered for information leading to an arrest, bringing the total city and state bounty money to $115 000.

Authorities made a direct appeal to the bomber, with Manley saying that he hoped the bomber was watching and would “reach out to us before anyone else is injured or killed”.