Reported explosion in Austin, authorities say

[DesertRat]

Source: CNN

(CNN) Austin police and EMS on Sunday evening confirmed a reported explosion on Dawn Song Drive. Two males in their 20s were transported to a hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, Austin EMS said via Twitter.

The latest explosion comes less than a week after police said three package explosions that happened over 10 days were connected. Those explosions killed a man and teenage boy and severely injured an elderly woman. It's not clear if Sunday's explosion is related to the previous events.
Developing story - more to come

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/18/us/austin-explosion/index.html

[TexasTowelie]

1. Coverage with more details from the Austin American Statesman:

https://www.statesman.com/news/update-two-men-seriously-injured-single-southwest-austin-explosion/iKM0UCqA9MCucbvdlO7cfK/

[DesertRat]

5. Thanks. nt

[irisblue]

2. Really....

[C Moon]

3. Weren't the other bombings race related?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Maybe

NY Times:

The bombings in Austin have alarmed black leaders because the two people killed were African-American and the seriously wounded victim was a 75-year-old Hispanic woman. Law enforcement officials said that they did not have conclusive evidence that race played a role in the bombings, but that they were continuing to explore the possibility.

Investigators are examining connections between the two black victims, who both belonged to prominent African-American families. Officials said investigators were also looking into the possibility that the bomb that wounded the Hispanic woman may have been intended for someone else, but that nothing definitive had been established.

Chief Manley said on Sunday that the combined rewards offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case had been increased to $115,000, from $65,000.

[Angry Dragon]

4. Terrorists

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Man arrested on terroristic threats. Trevor Weldon Ingram not a suspect in the package bombings.

NY Times:

A concert featuring the Roots that was part of the South by Southwest festival in Austin was canceled on Saturday after the concert venue received a bomb threat in an email, the authorities said. No device was found, and the police later arrested a man on a charge of making a terroristic threat. The police said the man, Trevor Weldon Ingram, 26, was not a suspect in the package bombings.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Would be poetic justice if the two males injured were bombers, but unlikely I suppose.

This comes just hours after police appealed to the bombers to contact them about whatever message they were meaning to send.

“These events in Austin have garnered worldwide attention, and we assure you that we are listening,” the Austin police chief, Brian Manley, said in addressing the unknown bomber or bombers at the news conference. “We want to understand what brought you to this point, and we want to listen to you.”

[uppityperson]

9. I was wondering if they might be the bombers.

[Judi Lynn]

10. Another explosion injures 2 in Austin, Texas; cause unclear

Paul J. Weber, Associated Press
 Updated 11:10 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two people were injured in another explosion in Texas' capital Sunday night, after three package bombs detonated earlier this month in other areas of the city and killed two people and injured two others.

Austin-Travis County Emergency Management Services reported that an explosion in southwest Austin injured two men in their 20s who were hospitalized with injuries that didn't appear to be life-threatening.

There was no immediate word on what caused the blast or if it was related to the previous ones. Those blasts began when a package bomb exploded at an east Austin home on March 2, killing a 39-year-old man.

Two more package bombs then exploded March 12, killing a 17-year-old, wounding his mother and injuring a 75-year-old woman.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Another-explosion-injures-2-in-Austin-cause-12763036.php

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The Latest: Police don't say if blast is related to others
Updated 11:10 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on another explosion in Austin, Texas (all times local):

10:58 p.m.

Police Chief Brian Manley isn't confirming the cause of the latest explosion in Austin, Texas, or if it's related to three previous blasts elsewhere in the city.

But he is repeating calls for residents not to handle unexpected packages.

Speaking briefly to reporters late Sunday night, Manley also urged residents of the southwest Austin neighborhood where the latest explosion occurred to stay in their homes.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-Another-explosion-reported-in-12763023.php

[diane in sf]

11. Race isnt mentioned which makes me suspect theyre white, which makes me wonder

If they’re the bombers.

[herding cats]

12. Doubtful.

They're saying this one was triggered by a tripwire.

We here are apparently dealing with a skilled maniac.

[IronLionZion]

13. No mention of the world Terrorism

at least some news outlets acknowledge the victims of previous bombings were minorities.

They haven't identified the 2 victims today yet, but I would rather not assume they were the perps until more information is released. Police have stated the bomb maker has very advanced knowledge of bomb making and changes tactics to avoid detection.

I'd like to see DUers to start using the word terrorist for these attacks until the perp is proven white. Then we can have the "But he doesn't have a political agenda" discussion and work through people's uncomfortability with acknowledging white terrorism.

Pretending it doesn't exist, doesn't help.

[herding cats]

14. They just said they think it's the same bomber.

The victims were white, on bicycles, either walking or riding them at the time. They believe they hit a tripwire and set the bomb off.

They're saying this is a sophisticated bomber.

[DesertRat]

15. They need to call this what it is, terrorism.

[herding cats]

16. They literally did the exact opposite.

Personally, I'm feeling terrorized.