Package Bomb Explodes at Texas Shipping Center

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A package bomb believed to be linked to the recent bombings in Austin exploded early Tuesday inside a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio, leaving one worker with minor injuries. Hours later, police sent a hazardous-materials team to a FedEx facility in Austin to check on a suspicious package there. There was no immediate word about whether that package contained a bomb. FBI agent Michelle Lee said the explosion happened around 1 a.m. at a FedEx facility in Schertz, which is just northeast of San Antonio and about 60 miles (95 kilometers) southwest of Austin. A worker was treated for minor injuries and released, police said. "It would be silly for us not to admit that we suspect it's related" to the four Austin bombings that have killed two people and injured four others since March 2, Lee said. She did not have details about the size, weight or description of the package. The package was on a conveyer belt when it detonated. One worker reported ringing in her ears after the blast. She was treated and released from a hospital. Schertz Police Chief Michael Hansen said the intended target of the bomb was not the shipping facility or anyone in Schertz. But neither the police chief nor federal agents would say where the package was sent from, where it was being shipped or give any other details about the investigation. The FedEx blast came less than two days after another bombing wounded two men Sunday night in a quiet Austin neighborhood. ...
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