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Deadly Austin bombings were ‘meant to send a message,’ police chief says
NBC "News" ^ | MAR 18 2018, 9:36 PM ET | TIM STELLOH

Posted on 03/18/2018 7:16:43 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

A deadly string of unsolved bombings in Texas this month was "meant to send a message," though Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said Sunday, but he didn't say what that message was.

Manley said at a news conference that he hoped the bomber was watching and would "reach out to us before anyone else is injured or killed."

"We want to understand what brought you to this point and listen to you," Manley said.

The plea came as local and federal authorities increased the reward for information leading to a conviction in the bombings, which killed two and injured two others earlier this month, to $100,000, Manley said. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was also offering $15,000.

The two people killed in the bombings, Stephen House and Draylen Mason, were African-American and attended the same church, Nelson Linder, the local NAACP chapter president, told NBC News last week.

House, 39, was killed on the morning of March 2, while Mason, 17, died on the morning of March 12.

Mason's 41-year-old mother was critically injured in the explosion. Just before noon that Monday, a third bombing critically injured a 75-year-old Hispanic woman, Esperanza Herrera.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 20180302; 20180312; bombings; draylenmason; esperanzaherera; esperanzaherrera; stephenhouse; terrorism
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1 posted on 03/18/2018 7:16:43 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Looks like somebody from that church holds a grudge.


2 posted on 03/18/2018 7:17:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Call in the Texas Rangers.


3 posted on 03/18/2018 7:18:06 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley......

.....needs to change his name.


4 posted on 03/18/2018 7:19:26 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Breaking- New Bombings in Austin
5 posted on 03/18/2018 7:21:28 PM PDT by null and void (The difference between the democrats and the GOPe is the GOPe has a smaller fire under the frog pot.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If black people are being targeted with bombings, most likely suspects include antifa, KKK or other wings of the democrat party.


6 posted on 03/18/2018 7:23:30 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: reasonisfaith

These branches of the democrat party, such as the KKK, are known as such by democrat leaders but most democrat voters are unaware.


7 posted on 03/18/2018 7:24:19 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: reasonisfaith

Other deep state actors, including republican leaders, etc are also well aware of this kind of thing.


8 posted on 03/18/2018 7:25:42 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: reasonisfaith

So far blacks and a hispanic woman.... not sure if the hispanic woman attended the same church but I don’t think so, I think the bombings were spaced in a north-south line.


9 posted on 03/18/2018 7:26:59 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Just heard there were 2 new explosions there tonight.


10 posted on 03/18/2018 7:27:26 PM PDT by ChocChipCookie (Demons run when a good man goes to war.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Did Q call this one?

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11 posted on 03/18/2018 7:28:47 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

TWO Blacks bombed and the media jumps to racial hate crime. But over 100 Whites targeted by Blacks in the “Knockout Game” (at least a dozen dead) and the media doesn’t even HINT at a racial motive.


12 posted on 03/18/2018 7:31:32 PM PDT by montag813
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To: bkopto

Every breaking news article these days starts with BOOM!... there have been a few of those this weekend. I suspect that’s more likely what he or she is thinking of- breaking news in the Russia melodrama.


13 posted on 03/18/2018 7:35:31 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

These are isis type bombs. Try to make one. Very difficult and highly technical. The explosive is very technical. They wont release the explosive Name.of explosive is not being released,. The fact they are blowing up Negroes and Mexicans is indicating to me that they are trying to cause a race riot under a false flag.The moslems are steaming across our borders by the thousands until we get the wall built.


14 posted on 03/18/2018 7:38:45 PM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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I keep thinking that these are knock-offs of the packages that were invented by some guy that kept getting delivered packages ripped off from his porch. He made a simple setup that set off a blank shotgun shell if package was moved. Pretty simple setup.


15 posted on 03/18/2018 7:52:28 PM PDT by cabojoe
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Let me assure you that a shotgun shell is NOT employed here. These are lethal chemical explosions. HUGE!!!


16 posted on 03/18/2018 7:56:11 PM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It seems that there was some news lately about gangsters killing each other at funerals in Chicago. Maybe it’s gang related.


17 posted on 03/18/2018 7:56:56 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: raiderboy

But the trigger is simple. Shotgun shell can set anything off.


18 posted on 03/18/2018 8:00:18 PM PDT by cabojoe
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“”We want to understand what brought you to this point and listen to you,” Manley said.”

Sure ... maybe the Austin officials can reason with him. :-)


19 posted on 03/18/2018 8:00:50 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m sure Manley and his Keystone Cops crew will talk the perp into turning himself in and confessing just to be a good SJW ... most Progressive Ghetto rulers and police are that delusional.


20 posted on 03/18/2018 8:06:35 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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