The two FedEx bomb incidents hours apart on Tuesday morning brought to six the number of explosive devices -- five of them detonated -- that have come under investigation in Texas this month as the work of a suspected serial bomber. Baffled investigators have taken the extraordinary step of issuing public appeals through the media asking that whoever is responsible to at least come forward with a demand or an explanation. Later in the morning, authorities were alerted to a suspicious package at a separate FedEx facility in Austin. Local emergency services officials said the victim, a man in his 30, was treated for minor burns and released. A FedEx manager told Reuters the company would begin conducting special safety screenings of packages at its facilities in Schertz and Austin where Tuesday’s incidents occurred.

Source: bd News24 March 21, 2018 03:56 UTC