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That blast came two days after the latest of four powerful
homemade bombs set off in Austin this month that have killed two
people and injured six more in what police warn appears to be
the work of a serial bomber.
The package exploded shortly after midnight local time at a
distribution facility in Schertz, Texas, outside of San Antonio,
about 65 miles south of Austin, the San Antonio Fire Department
said on Twitter.
Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on the scene
and investigating, fire officials said. They did not give
further details of the address to which the package was bound.
Police did not immediately say if the explosion appeared to be
linked to the four prior blasts. The first three were parcel
bombs dropped off in front of homes on Austin's east side, with
the fourth an apparent tripwire device that went off on the
city's west side on Sunday.
Those four devices were similar in construction, suggesting they
were the work of the same bomb maker, officials said.
FedEx officials could not be reached for immediate comment.
(Additional reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Writing
by Scott Malone; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg)
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