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Austin bomber had 'target list,' used 'very unique' batteries purchased from Asia, McCaul says
Fox News. com ^ | March 22, 2018 | Travis Fedschun

Posted on 03/22/2018 9:25:21 AM PDT by Kaslin

The 23-year-old man linked to the deadly bombings that rocked Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas over the past month had a "target list" of future locations he wanted to strike, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security said Thursday.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said that authorities have discovered that Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, had a "target list of future targets" including residences and addresses discovered by authorities.

"I think he had pulled these addresses, these were his future targets. It was a target list." he said on "America's Newsroom."

McCaul added that based on the data authorities were able to retrieve from Conditt, they were able to go the homes and "clear them" from any suspicious packages.

"We were also able to use technology to find a digital footprint of where his cellphone had been, so that the key evidence was getting his cellphone number so that when he turned his cellphone immediately the SWAT teams descended on him at about 3 o’clock in the morning so we got close to him before he blew himself up," he said.

McCaul told Fox News that authorities are now looking at those addresses that Conditt pulled to try to find a link between them.

"That is what we are looking at right now. What is the common denominator between all these victims, or is it just completely random?" he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: austin; markanthonyconditt
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To: pingman

When I was 12 years old I used to make my own explosives and detonation devices.


41 posted on 03/22/2018 12:15:20 PM PDT by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
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To: Army Air Corps

I have heard that those high-capacity batteries were FULLY semi-automatic!


42 posted on 03/22/2018 12:16:52 PM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: thoughtomator

First that I’ve heard of this.


43 posted on 03/22/2018 12:23:33 PM PDT by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither. Democrats are the party of sore losers and pedophiles.)
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To: Calvin Locke

That’s what I figured, too.


44 posted on 03/22/2018 12:33:54 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Zeppo

Maybe he got them from clock boy!


45 posted on 03/22/2018 12:42:27 PM PDT by defconw (Because Americans are dreamers, too!)
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To: PUGACHEV

Hehe, I use the 15 amp hour cylinder batteries in some of my projects, ordered direct. Wheeeeee. I might have to check into those bicycle lights for nighttime projects. If your batteries are crapping out early, either theyre very poor quality, or being charged/discharged improperly. Good batteries should last for years.

Of course, there is also the possibility of thermal issues. They really prefer to be comfortable, not too hot, not too cold.

Best of luck!


46 posted on 03/22/2018 12:44:35 PM PDT by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: Zeppo

“’very unique’ batteries purchased from Asia”

Isn’t that where the majority of consumer goods originate anyway?


47 posted on 03/22/2018 12:47:19 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( Hillary, DNC, DOJ and FBI colluded with a British National to influence the 2016 Pres. election)
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48 posted on 03/22/2018 12:48:50 PM PDT by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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To: wally_bert
Available everywhere?


49 posted on 03/22/2018 12:53:21 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( Hillary, DNC, DOJ and FBI colluded with a British National to influence the 2016 Pres. election)
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To: Army Air Corps

Sneaky, high-cap, rechargeable 3.6V 1200mAh, Li-ION 14500’s, likely. Hiding in plain sight like boring, mild-mannered 1.3V AA cells.


50 posted on 03/22/2018 1:14:23 PM PDT by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: TexasGunLover; SecAmndmt

He may have a ruggedized phone.


51 posted on 03/22/2018 1:17:44 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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To: Zeppo

I would assume they are the 3 volt Chinese batteries that you find in Vape pens and high power batteries. Something like a 18650 or bigger. Not like these things are rare when you can buy them buy the dozen on amazon or ebay.


52 posted on 03/22/2018 1:37:32 PM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: 2CAVTrooper
He may have a ruggedized phone.

Doubtful but possible. It would take a lot to destroy the data.
53 posted on 03/22/2018 1:42:54 PM PDT by TexasGunLover
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To: pgkdan

Your wifi tracks you as you pass houses with comcast in them... that works with the cell towers to give pretty detailed information.


55 posted on 03/22/2018 1:52:42 PM PDT by willyd (I for one welcome our NSA overlords)
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To: Blue House Sue

“We should do the same here in America.”

Sorry, but we have something in the US called “the Constitution”, and that specifies that we don’t punish people for crimes that they didn’t commit. If you love the Israeli method so much, go move there.


56 posted on 03/22/2018 2:05:54 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: rigelkentaurus

“It is beginning to sound like the government grabbed all cell phone location information on every phone that was near each bombing, and then pulled a list of every phone that had all / most sites in common”

they could also utilize active cell phones at the time ad location of where the packages were shipped. presumably FedEx markings on the exploded package wrappers lead to those shipping outlets where the cops obtained the surveillance video.

bomber was smart enough to build bombs, but fortunately too stupid to leave his cell phone at home while he was out and about doing his nefarious deeds. Dude should have also hand-delivered all of his bombs. I guess the guy never watched any of the CSI or 48 Hours shows ... probably just got his bomb recipes off the web and winged the rest ...


57 posted on 03/22/2018 2:18:52 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Boogieman

The IDF policy of destroying the the homes of terrorists and their families has worked to decrease the number of attacks.

Bombing and terrorism are acts of war and there is no due process on the battlefield.


58 posted on 03/22/2018 2:27:36 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

“Bombing and terrorism are acts of war and there is no due process on the battlefield.”

Gee, so what is to stop your political opponents from declaring anything that you might do to be “terrorism” and revoking your due process rights, once you decide that is a good route to go in the USA?


59 posted on 03/22/2018 3:00:11 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

Donald Trump on terrorists: ‘Take out their families’

https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/donald-trump-terrorists-families/index.html


60 posted on 03/22/2018 3:04:34 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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