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They say that the event is, quote, contained. our local affiliate is reporting multiple injuries here. >> im still a little shaken up about it even happening. i didnt think it would really happen. a package detonates at a fedex facility near austin texas. the fifth explosion this month. >> an initial dispatch call suggests that package was filled with nails and bound for austin. >> we are clearly dealing with what we expect to be a serial bomber at this point. >> they know what the signature i...

Mailed from. those two most recent packages, one of them that exploded overnight in that fedex facility near san antonio. and the other one that ended up at this fedex facility near the austin airport. now, you can see behind me, theres an fbi vehicle right here. and weve been seeing investigators going all the way in the distance there to that fedex office facility. and just a few moments ago, we saw investigators dusting for fingerprints there. and according to a source briefed on the investig...

Had nails and shrapnel? >> i cannot confirm that right now. >>. [ inaudible question ] >> we cant compare them right now. we just entered the building. we had to make sure the building was safe before we could go in. were still at the early stages. [ inaudible question ] >> we cant dconfirm that. weve just entered the building. weve just entered the building. were trying to understand that. right now we have no indications that theres any issues of threats to the public here in schertz. >> can y...

Have something totally different on their hands and were awaiting briefings from authorities down there near san antonio at the fedex facility. we also expect to hear from austin pd later on today. >> just to give folks an idea of what theyre looking at here, the left side of the screen, it looks a little blurry. thats because camera men, camera women are setting up for the news conference from schertz police. that is where that fifth explosion overnight happened. you mentioned theres another br...

Investigation, as you just heard, looking into this latest explosion at this fedex distribution center about an hours drive south of boston. now just within the past hour or so we also heard from the san antonio police chief who was asked by a reporter, was this the only package that was found at that fedex facility. he said that there was a second package that had been at that fedex facility in shirts, texas but it was fno longer there. then he was cut off saying he couldnt get into that an des...

Particular explosion is the use of that trip wire. that really escalated things as part of this investigation. youll remember the first three explosions, the packages that were left on doorsteps quietly, this trip wire upped the ante. now comes this fifth explosion potentially linked. it shows this serial bomber may be employing different tactics. austin pd has repeatedly warned people if you see any type of package, thats what they said at first, now if you see any type of suspicious package an...

Gabe, tell uls ts the latest. >> reporter: well, this is how this is breaking down right now. we told you this is very active federal and local police investigation. right now there are three scenes that authorities are working on. there was the shirts facility, fedex facility down near san antonio. thats where that blast happened overnight. you recall when i last spoke to you there was talk of a second package that may have been at that facility. well, we now believe that according to a source ...

S -- the assad regime a lot of leverage. if the crown prince delivers one message to the president, i hope it is that we got to get tougher on russia because if we dont, iran will feel emboldened. >> but the irony is here that theyre criticizing iran for what its doing without criticizing russia. the united states goes after iran for its involvement in syria, but never criticizes russia for its involvement in syria. >> thats right. in fact, russias been a kind of umbrella protector of not only i...

Bomber in austin, texas. another explosion overnight brought the count to five explosions in the austin vicinity in less than three weeks. earlier this morning, a package exploded at a fedex distribution center in texas just outside of san antonio. a source tells nbc news that a the second package was discovered at a fedex facility near the austin airport and is set to be detonated by authorities. now, the packages are believed to have been shipped at the same time and are both bound for austin....

That is a fedex drop-off center on brody lane. and that is where investigators believe that these two packages may have been dropped off at some point. were still working to fill in some of these details, but again, according to the source briefed on the investigation, what investigators are looking at right now is that this suspected bomber may have dropped off these two packages at this fedex drop-off center and they ended up at two fedex sorting facilities, and that they were each bound for a...