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Reports of that incendiary device was in a box that was right next to the nation been, and when the employee went to check the donation bin, that is when the incendiary device went. this, of course, laura, on the heels of five explosions that have rocked austin, texas, since the beginning of this month. then tonight the atf also confirmed that a bomb was found inside a package at an austin fedex distribution center right next to the international airport here in austin. but they found it before it went off, and they did a controlled detonation of it at that site. so that was after a different package did explode at another fedex distribution center. that one was outside of san antonio and it happened earlier this morning. that was explosion number five. number 4 was sunday night, a bomb with a triple wire was planted near an affluent ....
Reports of that incendiary device was in a box that was right next to the nation been, and when the employee went to check the donation bin, that is when the incendiary device went. this, of course, laura, on the heels of five explosions that have rocked austin, texas, since the beginning of this month. then tonight the atf also confirmed that a bomb was found inside a package at an austin fedex distribution center right next to the international airport here in austin. but they found it before it went off, and they did a controlled detonation of it at that site. so that was after a different package did explode at another fedex distribution center. that one was outside of san antonio and it happened earlier this morning. that was explosion number five. number 4 was sunday night, a bomb with a triple wire was planted near an affluent ....
The carrier services instead of being hand-delivered, as was the case in the first three. reporter: tonight, investigators hunting a suspect who appears to be changing tactics by the day. two victims killed by packages simply left at doorsteps that exploded. and then sunday, a seemingly more random attack with a sophisticated device outfitted with a tripwire. two men out for a bike ride were badly hurt after crossing that wire. and austin residents like jeff biggs say they are questioning every step. when we went for a walk yesterday, instead of me pushing her forward, i kind of pulled her behind me, because if i m going to set it off, i d rather it hit me than hit my baby. reporter: the city on edge for weeks, but until today, no package had ever been mailed. if you see something that s abnormal, a package you don t think should be where it is, call 911, have an officer come and check it out. and marcus with us tonight from outside the fedex store where that bomb was shipped ....
And there s surveillance video of that. a big focus of the ongoing investigation right now is centered here. as you touched on earlier, nbc news has learned exclusive details through our investigative unit about how they tracked conditt down. first, those exotic batteries that were ordered online from asia helped to tie all the attacks together. next, cell site analysts closed in on his cell phone number. he used that cell phone hours before he was cornered by police. finally, that surveillance video from the austin fedex, it was the lynch pin, it was the final thing that let them know they were focused on this primary suspect. he was wearing a hat and blond wig in that video, but they knew exactly who they were after here, kasie. unfortunately it ended the way it did but a lot of people across the region right now ....
To catch a serial bomber, after a fifth explosion in texas, at this fedex center near san antonio. there were nails and metal in the bomb. the package was going to austin. reporter: a female worker treated for minor injuries. get me an engine out there, as well, just in case there s any subsequent bombs. reporter: the device that blew up shipped from this austin fedex store. police shutting it down today. and late tonight, a new clue. we ve now learned fedex has recovered a second device shipped by the same person that they ve now turned over to investigators. it s extremely important to have an unexploded package or bomb, because it then gives you the intricacies of how he built the bomb, which will tell you about expertise, it may give you a greater likelihood of tracking down the materials he used. it s in your workplace and we deliver packages on a daily basis. so, you never know what might happen. reporter: the police chief today briefing austin city council. we ve ....