Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Austin Bomber Blows Himself Up As Police Tried To Arrest Him - A News Roundup





Daily Mail: Austin bomber, 24, blows himself up with seventh device as cops swoop in to arrest him - after releasing CCTV of the white man posting two devices at FedEx office targeting people of color

* The Austin bomber, a 24-year-old white man, blew himself up as police tried to arrest him on Wednesday
* Police do not yet have a motive for the attacks, but say the man was not previously known to them
* Public are warned more bombs could still be out there as they do not know the bomber's final movements
* Death comes after CCTV emerged showing suspect posting two packages at a Austin FedEx office on Sunday
* Two people were killed and six injured in series of bombings that began on March 2

The Austin bomber is dead after blowing himself up as police and FBI agents tried to arrest him in the early hours of Wednesday.

The bomber, a 24-year-old white male who lived locally, killed himself and injured an officer when he detonated a bomb inside his car as police surrounded him several miles north of the city around 3am.

Despite the death police have warned that more bombs could still be out there because they do not know where the bomber has been in the last 24 hours.

President Donald Trump, who was earlier criticized for failing to speak out over the shootings, tweeted 'Austin bombing suspect is dead' on Wednesday morning. 'Great job by law enforcement and all concerned,' he added.

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Austin Bomber Blows Himself Up As Police Tried To Arrest Him - A News Roundup

The Latest: Trump praises law enforcement in bomber’s death -- AP
Police: Suspect in Austin bombing attacks blows himself up -- AP
Texas bomber suspect kills self as police close in, officials say -- Reuters
Suspect in Austin Bombings Blew Himself Up, Police Say -- New York Times
Austin bombing suspect dies after detonating explosive as SWAT team closed in, police say -- Washington Post
Austin bombing suspect, 24-year-old man, dies as police close in, chief says -- Statesman
Austin serial bombing suspect killed in dramatic confrontation; ID'd as 24-year-old man -- FOX News
Austin bombings suspect kills himself as police close in -- CBS
Austin bombing suspect dead after blowing himself up in confrontation with police -- NYDaily News
Austin bombings: Suspect dead after detonating device, police say -- BBC

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Of course.....WHITE GUY

Unknown said...

And of course not a terorist/immagrant murderer and rapist. Because?