Austin rocked by 3rd explosion in 11 days
Police have said that the two blasts that rocked Austin, Texas, today are related to a similar one that occurred on March 2. Monday's blasts left one teen dead and two women battling significant injuries.
The first blast, reported about 6:44 a.m., killed a male teenager and injured a woman in her 40s. The second explosion today injured another woman, with authorities evaluating whether a second person was also hurt, according to the Austin Police Department.
Police Chief Brian Manley said today that today's two explosions are linked to a March 2 blast in Austin, though there is "no specific ideology or victimology behind this."
Investigators said earlier that first blast today might be connected to a March 2 blast in Austin because of the composition of the explosive device used. The police chief declined to discuss the construction of the explosive device or what specific elements make it look similar to the earlier one.
The explosion "is very similar to the incident that occurred in Austin back on March 2, and if you’ll remember, that incident also occurred in the morning hours when the victim, in that case, went out front and found a package on their front steps that exploded causing that individual’s death," Manley said at a news conference Monday.
Comments
(Old Spike)
Isn't the answer to stopping this sort of thing obvious? We just need to ban the making and possession of bombs. That is the magic way of stopping killers from killing according to the genius left. Pass a law taking away the thing they kill with and the bad stuff will go away.
(Long Spike)
Bad news: it is already illegal and the reason this story is so eye-catching is because it's extremely rare to see bombs go off in America.
You just played yourself.
(Old Spike)
and also it's so difficult to make an effective bomb because of the restrictions, hence why only 2 dead and 4 injured from 3 blasts. gun restrictions do exactly the same thing, you still get violent crime but you get 2 dead 4 injured instead of 10 dead and 15 injured, which is a massive difference.
(Old Spike)
BTW Ninjizz3.0, I know you desperately want the person responsible to be white a guy because you're a racist and somehow the bomber being white makes the daily ISLAMIC (which is not a race) terrorist attacks around the world somehow no as bad or some stupid shit, but don't jump through your ass right away. We still need to establish the motive as being political in nature. If those things are met then I'll grant you that special rhetorical toy you've been asking Santa for and agree the guy is a terrorist.
(Short Spike)
(Old Spike)
I wonder sometimes if english is your first language since nobody in this entire thread has mentioned reverse racism.
Let's not forget that Islam is not a race, it is an evil sadistic homophobic ideology bent on world domination.
(Short Spike)
Boohooooo poor AUTOI
(Old Spike)
Bottom line don't open packages that don't belong to you OR YOU WILL DIE
here in Belgium they dont leave packages at the doorstep, they are delivered in person, if you are not home they deliver at a later date, or they even call you if they have a number to establish when it can be delivered a system like that prevents theft and bombs
(Long Spike)
Meanwhile, on Spiked, it's just another day in the office. FullAuto, Ninjizz and Groth start a bathroom brawl, and everyone else records it for amusement. I prolly left a few names out but honestly, you stir the pot for almost no reason other than to argue. You KNOW half of the shit you guys post is going to get a negative response from some of the other guys who are on here every day. Why bother? That said, I don't dislike any of you, but it's a kind of unfortunate trend that hurts SNation overall.
(Short Spike)