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| Austin bombings: Suspect dead, say US media | Austin bombings: Suspect dead, say US media |
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| A suspect linked with a series of deadly parcel bombs targeting Austin, Texas, is dead after a major police operation, US media report. | A suspect linked with a series of deadly parcel bombs targeting Austin, Texas, is dead after a major police operation, US media report. |
| The suspect was killed after reportedly detonating a device off an interstate highway in the Round Rock area of the state capital, CBS News reports. | The suspect was killed after reportedly detonating a device off an interstate highway in the Round Rock area of the state capital, CBS News reports. |
| FBI agents are reportedly now carrying out an investigation at the scene. | FBI agents are reportedly now carrying out an investigation at the scene. |
| The incident follows four bomb attacks in Austin, the state capital, and one in Schertz, 65 miles (104km) south. | The incident follows four bomb attacks in Austin, the state capital, and one in Schertz, 65 miles (104km) south. |
| CCTV images of a "person of interest" were earlier shared on US media showing a white male with blond hair carrying a number of large packages at a FedEx store in Austin. | |
| The Austin police department is expected to give a media briefing soon. | The Austin police department is expected to give a media briefing soon. |
| Austin has been on edge amid the attacks, which have led to the deployment of hundreds of police officers to the city. | Austin has been on edge amid the attacks, which have led to the deployment of hundreds of police officers to the city. |
| Two people have been killed and six injured in the bombings. | |
| How did events unfold on Wednesday? | |
| Police reportedly used footage from a FedEx store on Brodie Lane in south Austin to help identify the suspect, local news channel KVUE reported. | |
| Authorities then used the Google search engine to gather information on the suspect's online browsing history, which showed searches on facilities which were used to ship packages. | |
| On Wednesday morning, the Austin police department tweeted that an officer had been involved in a shooting off a highway in the city. | |
| KVUE later reported that the tweet related to a suspect linked to a series of parcel bombings, adding that the FBI were at the scene of a huge police operation. | |
| While the suspect attempted to avoid arrest, a device was detonated and the suspect was killed, according to KVUE. | |
| What do we know about the bombings? | What do we know about the bombings? |
| Authorities have said that a series of blasts that began in Austin in early March - involving package bombs and a tripwire - were all related: | Authorities have said that a series of blasts that began in Austin in early March - involving package bombs and a tripwire - were all related: |
| What has President Trump said? | What has President Trump said? |
| US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that "a very, very sick individual, or maybe individuals" carried out the blasts and pledged justice for the victims. | US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that "a very, very sick individual, or maybe individuals" carried out the blasts and pledged justice for the victims. |
| "The bombings in Austin are terrible," he said on Tuesday. | "The bombings in Austin are terrible," he said on Tuesday. |
| "This is obviously a very, very sick individual, or maybe individuals. | "This is obviously a very, very sick individual, or maybe individuals. |
| "We will get to the bottom of it. We will be very strong." | "We will get to the bottom of it. We will be very strong." |