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Fifth package bomb explodes in Texas

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published March 20, 2018 11:17am ET

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Fifth package bomb explodes in Texas — An Austin police officer directs a vehicle away from the scene of an explosion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 18, 2018. At least a few people were injured in another explosion in Texas' capital late Sunday, after three package bombs detonated this month in other parts of the city, killing two people and injuring two others. | (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

A package bomb exploded at a FedEx facility in Schertz, Texas, putting more pressure on authorities investigating a wave of mail bombs over the last several days.

Officials in Texas said the latest explosion is likely linked to the serial bomber that more than 500 federal agents have been trying to track down, according to the Texas Tribune.

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