re: Package addressed to Austin explodes at FedEx facility in Schertz

what a bastard

There is a military base in sa

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Seems odd you'd make so many little bombs that are barely hurting people, and not a bigger bomb that does more damage?

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He's already killed two people and others are stable but in the hospital. The only one that didn't cause a lot of damage was this one in the FedEx facility because it exploded before it reached it's final destination.

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This guy might not have the IQ of Kazynski, but he's a much better bomb maker.

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You're right. Unibomber only had 3 fatalities out of 16 bombs. The rest were either diffused or severely wounded (loss of fingers etc).

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Per presser this morning they found an intact bomb at another FedEx facility. Hopefully they get some good technical intel from it.

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Quickly getting cocky and sloppy. I'm guessing he gets burned sooner than later unless he left no forensic evidence and goes underground now.

Unless it's a copycat. I don't understand how someone who is so careful in the other attacks so quickly flies off the rails.

Now they are saying that the package that blew up in the Schertz facility came from an Austin facility. wtf

They have a FedEx store roped off in sunset valley. They think it was shipped from there.

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Its a bomb though. You put a bomb somewhere busy and you can kill 50 people.

I haven't seen any pictures yet, but I'm guessing they are pretty small bombs? Like not blowing the entire house up or anything?

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Correct, they are small enough to fit inside of an amazon box or backpack. I am as surprised as you are that he did not target any of the many events going on at SXSW this past week. Thankfully he did not, whether from the threat of being seen or whatever was in his head.

Here's an aerial shot of the bomb site that was attached to a trip wire: (start video at 4:15)

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Its a bomb though. You put a bomb somewhere busy and you can kill 50 people.

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The person doing this is the definition of a true terrorist. It's obvious his intent is to create mass fear as well as kill on occasion. Everyone gets mail and/or deliveries....what a better way to create fear? Also, a bomb that can kill 50 people is quite the feat. Car bombs rarely take down 50+ people. It would take large amounts of ingredients to create, thus possibly attracting attention to yourself.

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Its a bomb though. You put a bomb somewhere busy and you can kill 50 people.

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I don't think his goal is to kill a lot of people. He might just be trying to induce panic, which he is successfully doing. I'd imagine a lot of people in Austin and nearby areas are pretty freaked out by this and it's causing a headache for law enforcement and Fed Ex, UPS, etc.