FBI investigating new blast in Texas

Thanks for letting us know PO1 Tony Holland that Christopher Combs, the special agent in charge of the FBI's San Antonio office said more than 350 FBI special agents had been drafted in to work on the investigation, calling it an "unprecedented response" to five bombs being exploded by despicable thugs.

"US President Donald Trump has said that a series of deadly bombings in Texas were carried out by "sick people", and also pledged justice for the victims.
"We're looking. It's not easy to find," Mr Trump said on Tuesday after a parcel bomb exploded at a FedEx depot - the fifth bomb to explode in recent days.
US authorities are probing whether the bomb is connected to a a series of bomb attacks targeting citizens of Austin.
Tuesday night's explosive was due to be shipped to Austin, local police say.
"The bombings in Austin are terrible," Mr Trump told reporters before a meeting at the White House with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
"This is obviously a very, very sick individual, or maybe individuals," he added.
"We will get to the bottom of it. We will be very strong."
Where was the most recent explosion?
The incident occurred at 00:30 (05:30 GMT) in Schertz, 65 miles (104km) south of the city of Austin, where four bombs have killed two people in recent weeks.
One person was lightly injured but did not require treatment, police said.

FBI spokeswoman Michelle Lee told US media that the agency believed the blast in Schertz could be connected to the previous attacks.
Local media, citing law enforcement sources, report that the bomb which went off in Schertz was addressed to Austin.
What else do we know of the FedEx explosion?
The bomb which exploded in Schertz was filled with nails and shrapnel, officials say.
It went off as it was moving from an upper conveyor belt to a lower one, the news4sanantonio website reports.
A female employee standing nearby was treated at the scene for a possible concussion, the website adds. About 75 employees were working in the depot at the time.
Hours after the blast, police said a hazardous materials team had been sent to a FedEx shipping facility near Austin's airport to check reports of a suspicious package.
What lines of inquiry are police following?
Investigators initially said they were looking at a possible racial motivation for the attacks, which had killed two black men and injured a Hispanic woman.
However, the two men injured in the 18 March blast were both white.
'Serial bomber' suspected in Austin blasts
"With this tripwire, this changes things," said Christopher Combs, the special agent in charge of the FBI's San Antonio office.
"It's more sophisticated. It's not targeted to individuals. We're very concerned that with tripwires, a child could be walking down the sidewalk and hit something."
Fred Milanowski, the special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Houston, said the agency had a "high degree of confidence that the same individual built all these devices".
Fred Burton, chief security officer for Stratfor, a private intelligence and security consulting firm based in Austin, was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying the individual or people behind the bombings were likely to be highly skilled and methodical.
"This is a race against time to find him before he bombs again," Mr Burton said.
What action is being taken?
Mr Combs said more than 350 FBI special agents had been drafted in to work on the investigation, calling it an "unprecedented response."
Mr Trump praised the inter-agency response, but added: "We have to produce, we have to find this very sick person or people."
"We have to find them, really, immediately," he continued.
The FBI made a rare public appeal to the bomber to get in touch. "We would really like the bomber to contact us so we can talk to him," Mr Combs said.
Austin police have offered a $100,000 (£71,340) reward for information, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott has offered an additional $15,000.
Residents in Austin, a city of 974,000, have been asked to look out for suspicious packages."

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PO1 Tony Holland I lived in Schertz when I first came the United States. This bomber is obviously NOT going to stop until someone can stop him. UGH! I hope it'll be soon.

This is all over the news here in SA...the FBI just gave a statement...of course they did not say much....I felt bad for the FBI because the reporters are badgering them...asking over and over the same questions that they can't answer or don't have the answers yet.

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Only a few miles from my house. Be vigilant, be safe. Always be aware of your surroundings. Doc