Austin, Texas (CNN)Austin police just confirmed what residents have feared for weeks -- a suspected serial bomber is attacking their city.
For
the fourth time this month, a device exploded on Austin residents. What
makes Sunday night's blast especially terrifying is that the device was
left on the side of a residential road and triggered by a tripwire,
police said Monday.
Investigators
have found similarities between that device and three previous bombs,
which were stuffed inside packages and left on residents' doorsteps,
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said.
"We are clearly dealing with what we expect to be a serial bomber at this point," he said.
The
latest device -- which was triggered by a tripwire -- shows "a higher
level of sophistication, a higher level of skill," he said.
And
unlike the victims of the previous blasts, the two men wounded in
Sunday's explosion are white, Austin police said. Both men are expected
to recover.
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