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Austin Bombing Suspect Killed Himself in Explosion as SWAT Approached

posted by takyon on Wednesday March 21 2018, @10:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the went-out dept.
Austin bomb suspect blows self up as SWAT team approached

The suspect in a spate of bombings that terrorized residents of Austin, Texas, died after detonating an explosive inside his vehicle as a SWAT team approached to apprehend him on the side of a highway, officials said.

Early Wednesday, authorities tracked the suspect — a 24-year-old white man — to a hotel in Round Rock, a city in the Austin metropolitan area, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told a news conference early Wednesday.

They tracked his vehicle until it pulled over on Interstate 35 and the suspect "detonated a bomb inside the vehicle, knocking one of our SWAT officers back and one of our officers fired on the vehicle as well," Manley said.

Austin serial bombings.

Also at CNN, BBC, and Bloomberg.

Previously: Two Injured in Fourth Package Bombing Incident this Month in Austin, Texas

 
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  • (Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @01:50PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @01:50PM (#656097)

    Thats venturing into the land of paranoia. Cops planting weapons or other illegal substances, maybe. Planting a bomb in your car just to frame someone? Uhh thats going to need some thing pointing in that direction before it has any credibility.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by PinkyGigglebrain on Wednesday March 21 2018, @04:49PM (2 children)

    by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @04:49PM (#656190)

    There is precedent to the LEO's planting bombs to frame people.

    http://www.judibari.org/bomb-overview-Nov97.html [judibari.org]

    But you are correct that there would need to be something about the suspect that would cause one to think it was setup by the LEO's.

    The likelyhood is that the person in the car was the bomber, but until there is solid conformation it is best to consider all possibilities.

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    • (Score: 2) by legont on Wednesday March 21 2018, @06:02PM

      by legont (4179) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @06:02PM (#656249)

      He bought supposedly rare batteries shipped from China that were used in the bombs.

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      "Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by bob_super on Wednesday March 21 2018, @06:07PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @06:07PM (#656253)

      Framing a random guy for bombing doesn't help stop the real bomber from bombing again...