6th, unexploded package bomb found at Austin FedEx facility: Sources

[demmiblue]

Source: ABC News

A sixth, unexploded package bomb was discovered today at the FedEx facility in Austin, Texas, two sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News.

The package, which is intact, was discovered by FedEx workers, the company said in a statement. It's believed to have been sent by the same individual who mailed a package bomb that exploded at a FedEx facility near San Antonio this morning, officials said, and could yield major clues in the hunt for the serial bomber terrorizing Austin.

"We have also confirmed that the individual responsible [for Tuesday's package bomb] also shipped a second package that has now been secured and turned over to law enforcement," FedEx said in its statement but did not reveal which of its facilities the package was discovered in.

The two sources confirmed to ABC News the undetonated package was discovered at an Austin facility, bringing the total number of devices connected to the investigation to six.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/6th-unexploded-package-bomb-found-austin-fedex-facility/story?id=53868609&cid=social_twitter_abcn

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[still_one]

1. Why is Austin the target?

[jpak]

3. It's the liberal part of TX

n/t

[still_one]

4. That is what I am thinking

[Proud liberal 80]

5. San Antonio and Houston are also liberal

[marylandblue]

10. Austin is for the super liberal "elitists"

Well educated, tech center, state capital, hip music scene, sort of like a mini DC/San Francisco combined.

[still_one]

11. an oasis

[Proud liberal 80]

14. Yeah

I live in between Austin and San Antonio. Both liberal, but in there own way.

[onetexan]

27. All the 5 tx major cities are liberal

Unfortunately it's the red rural counties that overtake blue votes.

[Dustlawyer]

24. The motto is, Keep Austin Weird. That should indicate the frame of mind!

Conservative Texans are definetly the minority.

[christx30]

9. Easier, and less risky than trying to send a bomb

through US mail or through FedEx. I mean, either of the bombs that he sent via FedEx reached their target. One detonated in the shipping facility, and the other was found and captured by ATF/FBI. When he was doing it himself, he did the damage he wanted to do. So he probably lives in the Austin area, which is why the other 4 were here. Then he tried FedEx because he wanted less risk of being seen.

[jpak]

2. This is a big break for BATF and TX LE

Lock him up

yup

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Yup. It will establish a time bomber was at a place meaning could be video, witnesses, cars, etc.

Also they can study the mechanism, finds clues about places devices and materials purchased at, fingerprints, ... Very good news.

[rocktivity]

23. Yes, that package HAD to have

a legit return address...


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[braddy]

6. I hope these intact bombs are enough to get the guy uncovered.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. I saw an earlier story where they say the chief "retracted" the story

about another package.

http://kfdm.com/news/local/san-antonio-police-chief-confirms-second-explosive-device-found-at-fedex-facility

So maybe they are un-retracting?

Edit - looks like they are:

FIRST FBI TWEET

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FBI SanAntonio
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@FBISanAntonio

#FBI, along w/ @ATFHou responded to explosion of one package at FedEx facility in Shertz, TX this morning. No second package located there. @Austin_Police responded to suspicious package at FedEx 4117 McKinney Falls Parkway. No injuries reported. APD still processing scene.
4:30 PM - Mar 20, 2018

SECOND FBI TWEET

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FBI SanAntonio
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@FBISanAntonio

FBI, @Austin_Police and @ATFHou confirmed packages located at two separate FedEx facilities in the Austin/San Antonio area today are connected to the four previous package explosions that occurred between March 2 and March 18 in Austin, Texas. #PackageBombMurders
7:53 PM - Mar 20, 2018

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Two separate facilities. So first retraction stands. Only one at that facility. . . . nt

[BumRushDaShow]

19. Makes sense

Some of the stories I saw earlier didn't distinguish like they are now.

[Dustlawyer]

25. Hate to work at Fed Ex around Austin, I would call in sick at this point!

[JohnnyRingo]

8. Not good news for the bomber.

I imagine this would be the beginning of a quick end for him, especially in this era of technology. The plan has to blowing up the evidence.

[Xipe Totec]

12. I hope he smiled for the surveillance cameras at the receiving station. nt

[xor]

18. I wonder if he could have scheduled a pickup at someone else's house or location

I couldn't imagine someone being so stupid to use their own account and address for a pick-up if they are shipping out bombs. Maybe even grabbing a legitimate package waiting for pickup, and then replacing the contents with his payload. Hopefully the person wasn't that elaborate and this gets him. I get a lot of packages from fedex and UPS. I'd rather not have to worry about them being a bomb. I'd say at least I'm not in Austin, but I won't be surprised if they start showing up in Houston and Dallas next. :/

[KY_EnviroGuy]

13. Let's hope they check the other shipping carriers!

Surely UPS and USPS have been alerted and are on their toes!

..........

[Tanuki]

17. Good point....there might have been more than the two that have been found!

[Leghorn21]

20. In addition to having family and friends living there, I also feel sooooo bad for the FedEx workers,

the UPS people, the USPS people - seems to me that ANY package delivery service anywhere in the US right now is feeling the fear.

This is awful, just terrible - so sorry this is happening -

Thank you for update, blue -

[Leghorn21]

21. Sorry to report #7 just now

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Map from website:

[Princess Turandot]

22. In 1940-1941 and 1951-1956, NYC's "Mad Bomber" planted 33 bombs around town...

His name was George Metesky. (He paused his work from 1942 to 1950 out of a spirit of patriotism, while the US was at war; he sent a letter to the NYPD informing them of that after his 1941 bombing attempt.)

From 1951 to 1956, he planted 31 more bombs around town in places where the public could go, 22 of which exploded. Over a dozen people were injured, but no one died. One style of bomb that he particularly liked involved him slitting a hole in a theater seat, into which he placed the bomb, hoping to get the next person who sat on it.

He had a beef with Con Edison (NYC's electric utility) but he also was a paranoid schizophrenic (as was the Unabomber). He was hoping to turn people against Con Ed. The judge found him to be legally insane and incompetent to stand trial. He was committed until 1973, and passed away in 1994.

Hopefully, the person in Austin left evidence behind in these last three packages.

[still_one]

26. If they don't do it already they really need to consider having explosive detectors at postal

facilities

[rocktivity]

28. They got him -- or rather, he got himself.

NBC News: Conditt, suspected in a spate of bombings that terrorized Austin in the last three weeks, died early Wednesday after detonating an explosive inside his vehicle as a SWAT team tried to apprehend him on the side of a highway...

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[TexasBushwhacker]

29. Oddly enough, he drove off the road and detonated it

He could have stayed on the road when he detonated and killed some more people, or waited until the authorities were closer and hurt some of them.