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Tensions grow as another package bomb believed bound for Austin explodes at FedEx facility

AUSTIN, Texas - Tensions increased in central Texas overnight after the latest in a series of explosions that are being investigated as the work of a serial bomber.

A package believed to be bound for Austin exploded at a FedEx facility near San Antonio early Tuesday, authorities said, the fifth in a series of explosions this month surrounding the state capital that have killed two and injured four.

The latest explosion was reported shortly after midnight at the facility in Schertz, Texas, about 60 miles south of Austin. It was not immediately clear where the package was sent from, its destination or what type of device exploded. Investigators have said components of the previous four devices appear to

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