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SonicG » 19 Mar 2018 11:01 wrote:The Inquisitor (and other places and tweets) have an article pointing to why won't Trump acknowledge this...Nothing more of vital information in the article, so you can deduce how it arrives at that blame, but nonetheless mail-bombs are of course considered a serious federal offense and we all know that the Unabomber was the premiere terrorist pre-911...so the quiet on the part of a President who is chomping at the bit for a reason to bomb some "cafecitos" (whether Iran or Venezuela), on actual scary targeted domestic terrorism?
Godspeed they catch these folks quick because this many in a short time is not good...and as Trump sinks, one does have to worry about the frustrated racist jagoffs who want to copycat...
ETA: Needless to say...the martial law lockdown of Boston after the Marathon bombing...
Police aren’t ruling out the possibility of a tripwire-type bomb
Brandon Mulder Austin Community Newspapers Staff
1:51 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2018 News
https://www.statesman.com/news/police-a ... deaOZpUSM/
Police are not ruling out the possibility that the explosion Sunday night in Southwest Austin was triggered by a tripwire mechanism, interim police Chief Brian Manley said early Monday morning, signaling a departure in not only the area of the city targeted by a bomber but also the type of weapon.
He cautioned residents that they need to be even more vigilant.
Manley’s 1:30 a.m. news briefing was in response to reports that the explosion may have been triggered by such a mechanism.
“It is very possible that this device was a device activated by someone either handling, kicking or coming in contact with a tripwire that activated the device,” Manley said.
“That changes things,” he added. “Our safety message to this point has been involving the handling of packages, and telling this community ‘Do not handle packages, do not pick up packages, do not disturb packages.’ We now need to have an extra level of vigilance and pay attention to any suspicious device, whether it be a package, a bag, a backpack, anything that looks out of place and please do not approach it.”
Manley also briefly described the explosive device, saying there was a suspicious package left on the side of the road, and that the victims were either riding or pushing bikes when it went off.
Police will need the daylight to finish sweeping the neighborhood for other potential explosive devices, he said.
https://www.statesman.com/news/police-a ... deaOZpUSM/
Austin on edge after explosion leaves 2 injured; cause of blast unclear
4th mysterious explosion injures 2 in Austin, Texas
By Ryan Gaydos, Travis Fedschun | Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/19/au ... clear.html
Another Austin explosion -- possibly triggered by a trip wire -- injured two people on bicycles Sunday night, leaving police frantically working to determine if the blast is linked to a trio of package bombings that have gripped the Texas capital in fear.
The latest blast occurred around 8:30 p.m. Sunday night in a suburban neighborhood known as Travis Country. Investigators didn’t immediately confirm what caused it.
"If this explosion was the result of a bomb using trip wire technology, that is showing a different level of skill above that we were already concerned that this suspect or suspects may possess," Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday.
FBI agents work the scene of an explosion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 18, 2018. At least a few people were injured in another explosion in Texas' capital late Sunday, after three package bombs detonated this month in other parts of the city, killing two people and injuring two others. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
There was no immediate word on what caused the blast or if it was related to the three package bombs that were detonated earlier this month. (AP)
Manley said the explosion may have been detonated by a trip wire, adding the blast was “activated by someone either handling, kicking or coming into contact with a trip wire that activated the device" as they walked or rode their bikes through the area.
"That changes things, in that our safety message to this point has been involving the handling of packages and telling communities 'do not handle packages, do not pick up packages, do not disturb packages,'" Manley said at a hastily-arranged news conference.
Manley said police were “working under the belief” the explosion was related to the three others, but investigators still had yet to process the entire scene.
Austin Police urged people within a half-a-mile radius to stay in their homes as the "scene needs to be processed and properly cleared of any hazards," and that police will provide an update at 10 a.m.
"We want to put out the message that we've been putting out and that is, not only do not touch any packages or anything that looks like a package, do not even go near it at this time," Manley said at an earlier news conference. Because "we have not had an opportunity to look at this blast site to really determine what has happened."
A police vehicle blocks a road leading to the scene of an explosion, Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
A witness speaking to FOX7 described hearing a "loud bang," adding that it was "not a car crash, not gunshots but something terrible." (AP)
AUSTIN POLICE REVEAL TIMELINE OF PACKAGE EXPLOSIONS, WARN RESIDENTS TO BE 'AWARE' OF SUSPICIOUS BOXES
Two men in their 20s suffered non-life threatening injuries in the blast, including one who had nails in his leg, according to KVUE-TV. South Austin Medical Center officials said the men were in good condition.
Authorities also issued an emergency alert on cellular phones after the blast took place.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler said late Sunday he was confident authorities were going to find who is responsible for the string of “horrific” explosions, according to KVUE-TV.
Manley urged people within half a mile to stay in their homes. Authorities said they would keep the surrounding area blocked off at least until daybreak Monday for authorities to check the area, according to FOX7.
Austin Blast Locations
The locations of all four recent explosions in Austin, Texas (Fox News)
Sunday’s explosion was the fourth to rock Austin less than three weeks. However, the three previous blasts occurred on the eastside of the city.
The first was a package bomb that exploded at a northeast Austin home on March 2, killing 39-year-old Anthony Stephen House. Two more package bombs then exploded farther south on March 12, killing 17-year-old Draylen Mason, wounding his mother and injuring a 75-year-old woman.
AUSTIN PACKAGE BOMBS PROBABLY 'PRETTY SIMPLE,' COMPONENTS COULD LEAD COPS TO SUSPECT, EXPERTS SAY
Police said all three of those were likely related and involved packages that had not been mailed or delivered by private carrier but left overnight on doorsteps.
Austin NAACP president Nelson Linder provides insight on 'The Story' about the Austin package explosions, revealing connections between two of the victims.
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Austin NAACP president talks links between bombing victims
Manley originally suggested they could have been hate crimes since all the victims were black or Hispanic, but now says that investigators aren't ruling out any possible motive. The two victims in Sunday's blast were two white males, Manley told ABC News on Monday.
Earlier Sunday, Austin police said the reward for information leading to an arrest in the deadly explosions has risen by $50,000 to a new total of $115,000. Manley said more than 500 officers, including federal agents, have conducted 236 interviews in following up 435 leads.
Fox News’ Michael Arroyo, Nicole Darrah and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/19/au ... clear.html
seemslikeadream » 19 Mar 2018 14:05 wrote:Did I miss the president mentioning/tweeting this serial terrorism? Or is he too busy beating up law enforcement?
Is trump’s silence on the Austin bombings a subliminal message of passive support to radicals within his base?
Just yesterday: trump “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the brave troops lost in the helicopter crash on the Iraq-Syria border yesterday.” No thoughts & prayers for black people? Please....
If you are receiving an emergency alert to stay in place, this only applies to residents that live in the Travis Country neighborhood. The scene needs to be processed and properly cleared of any hazards. Updates will be provided to residents around 10 am.
4:43 AM - 19 Mar 2018
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Iamwhomiam » 19 Mar 2018 17:10 wrote:Introduced as a "neighbor" only to learn later on she lives 1/2 mile away!
It seems the backpack mentioned was an entirely separate incident. After the police warning to report any unattended packages or unexpected deliveries they were swarmed with hundreds of reports, all they needed to investigate.
Seems like this one might have been set by teens, if there's any accuracy to the woman's reporting, the police were looking for two teens on bicycles who had been seen near a for sale sign, I believe by a house not for sale, as was the case in this bombing.
All bombings may have been carried out by the same party or parties, though, by modifying their tactics to now include a trip wire to an out of place object sure to be moved, sometime after the issuance of the police warning.
Hispanic (Mexican?) and Black families targeted so far. Let's hope there will not be another.
Be safe, SMiles.
Ethan Persoff
1 hr near Austin ·
Funny - As I was finishing this panel up last night my phone buzzed out an alert from Austin police to stay inside. Stay or Go? Which alert to trust??!?!
Panel 53 from The Bureau.
https://soundcloud.com/eptc/the-bureau-053
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AUSTIN — The explosion in an Austin neighborhood Sunday night had “similarities” with the three bombs that detonated in the Texas capital earlier this month, leading authorities to believe that they are dealing with a “serial bomber” terrorizing the city, police said Monday.
Attack from Dawn Star, March 18, 2018: Lawrence passed along this news.An Israeli security guard was killed by an assailant armed with a knife on Sunday 18th March 2018, near the entrance to Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. He was initially seriously wounded, but later died. (Source.)
The guard (Adiel Kolman, a married father of four) was from the West Bank settlement of 'Kochav Shachar'. The meaning in English is 'Dawn Star'. 'Shachar' means 'dawn' ('kochav' means 'star'). I sometimes see this place name sloppily misspelt/mispronounced in English as 'shahar' (including in that specific Jerusalem Post article, of all places. Usually the JPost gets it right), but it's 'shachar'. Sometimes 'kochav shachar' is translated as 'morning star', but it is literally 'dawn star'.
Grizzly » 19 Mar 2018 18:51 wrote:There seems to be virtually no media about this... Stay safe Miles.
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