Tripwire may have triggered latest explosion in Austin that injured 2 men: Officials

kxan ^ | 03/19/2018 | Wil Cruz, M.L. Nestel, Karma Allen,Bill Hutchinson

[hinckley buzzard]

It's the fault of the NRA, obviously.

[ilovesarah2012]

Different bomber?

[Fai Mao]

NRA members would use AR-15’s

This is something else.

[Fai Mao]

Obviously Sarcasm. No flames, please!

[gibsonguy]

What the H is this? Austin of all places yes it is the a-hole of Texas but l would not expect this.

[bgill]

Or same guy is evolving. This was for random victims in a predominantly white neighborhood. If there was a message, it’s for the NAACP prez to shut the heck up with all his race conspiracies. Not everything revolves around skin color.

[livius]

This is very scary, and I hope it doesn’t inspire copycats.

I read that the tripwire was attached to a For Sale sign that had been placed in front of a house that actually wasn’t for sale. Possibly they meant to lure the owner out to take the sign down, which would trigger the bomb.

I also saw that of the earlier three bombings, one was possibly a mistake, so to speak, because it had been left at a house with a different address from the one on the package. (Possibly the one that killed the older Hispanic lady?)

I think they’ll get the bombers, unless this is truly a random nutcase, if they can find a link between these people or these addresses. In the meanwhile, it must be a terrifying situation for Austin residents.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Or same guy is evolving. This was for random victims in a predominantly white neighborhood. If there was a message, it’s for the NAACP prez to shut the heck up with all his race conspiracies. Not everything revolves around skin color.

"Hey, I may be a serial killer, but at least I'm not a racist."

[VietVet876]

Perhaps the tripwire device was intended for young black men riding their bicycles through this white neighborhood innocently checking out the vacant homes to burgle.

[piasa]

Saw a report in some obscure place that said they were activated by an optical motion detecting device. Maybe one from a security light?

[Rebelbase]

Too many cameras in residential neighborhoods today for the perp to not get caught on camera eventually.

[piasa]

Maybe it was just speculation, I hit the screen by accident and lost the page so didn’t get to read the whole thing.

[Blue Jays]

"...tripwire..."

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Residents have to feel nearly paralyzed.
Literally wondering if bombs are wired to entry doors and garage doors.

[Dr. Ursus]

True,only white men could do this.So”..................!

[Blue Jays]

"...caught on camera eventually..."

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That is my same thought here.
My neighborhood has plenty of folks who have invested in them.

[proxy_user]

He could always just stop for a year, and then resume operations. Sometimes these guys do that. They’re in jail, maybe, or decide to go to another city for a while and lay low.

[ptsal]

There are 47% who will not understand or listen....

[Sans-Culotte]

Unabomber II?