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Austin Package Bombings Kill 2 People

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Authorities are investigating the scene in East Austin after a teenager was killed and a woman was injured in the second Austin package explosion in the past two weeks Monday, March 12, 2018. Courtesy the American-Statesman. (RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL / AMERICAN-STATESMAN)
Authorities are investigating the scene in East Austin after a teenager was killed and a woman was injured in the second Austin package explosion in the past two weeks Monday, March 12, 2018. Courtesy the American-Statesman. (RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL / AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Bombing attacks in Austin have left two people dead. Police are probing connections between the victims — prominent members of the city's African American community. We got the latest on the investigation.

Guest:

Tony Plohetski, investigative reporter, Austin American-Statesman. (@tplohetski)

From The Reading List:

Austin American Statesman: Austin Bombings: Investigators Focus On Victims’ Family Connections — "Law enforcement officials have turned their focus in a series of three bombing attacks in Austin on the family connections and friendships between two victims who were killed, trying to determine whether those ties may yield clues into who is behind the attacks that continue to puzzle investigators."

This segment aired on March 15, 2018.

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