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octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Tue Mar 20, 2018, 05:58 AM Mar 2018

Package believed to be bound for Austin explodes at Texas FedEx facility, police say

A package believed to be bound for Austin exploded at a Texas FedEx facility overnight, law enforcement officials said early Tuesday.

The explosion occurred at a FedEx facility in Schertz, Tex., just northeast of San Antonio sometime around 1 a.m., said FBI Special Agent Michelle Lee. She did not have the exact time.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/20/package-believed-to-be-bound-for-austin-explodes-at-texas-fedex-facility-police-say/?utm_term=.0b1aad240dc1

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Package believed to be bound for Austin explodes at Texas FedEx facility, police say (Original Post) octoberlib Mar 2018 OP

FedEx employee suffered non-life-threatening "percussion-type" injury from the blast dalton99a Mar 2018 #1

Can you ship fedex with cash without visiting a location? Nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #2

Just googled. You can ship Fed Ex from places like Walgreen's and Office Depot now so I octoberlib Mar 2018 #3

dalton99a

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1. FedEx employee suffered non-life-threatening "percussion-type" injury from the blast

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 07:02 AM

Mar 2018

Breaking news:

AP: The San Antonio Texas Fire Department says a package bomb has exploded at a FedEx distribution center in Schertz, Texas, hurting 1 person, a FedEx employee who apparently suffered a non-life-threatening “percussion-type” injury from the blast. The FBI and ATF are at the scene. Federal agents say this package is likely linked to attacks by what they believe is a serial bomber. The package exploded shortly after midnight on Tuesday.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-explosion-in-austin-injures-two-1521463005

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)

2. Can you ship fedex with cash without visiting a location? Nt

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 08:28 AM

Mar 2018

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

3. Just googled. You can ship Fed Ex from places like Walgreen's and Office Depot now so I

Reply to USALiberal (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 08:34 AM

Mar 2018

assume they take cash. I know the UPS store I've been in accepts it so I'm sure Fed Ex does, too.

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