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những ngày qua tại Austin / Texas, đã xảy ra 3 vụ nổ, gây tử thương cho 2 người, và 1 người bị thương nặng, từ những gói hàng để trước cửa nhà.
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AUSTIN ON EDGE OVER TRIO
OF BOMBINGS
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By ANDREA ZELINSKI,
Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN - Law enforcement officials are searching for a motive that
could link a trio of mysterious bombings in the state's capital city, saying
Tuesday they are not ruling out race or terrorism after details emerged that
two of the victims belong to families well-known in Austin's African-American
community.
As teams of investigators continued to interview neighbors and
gather evidence, local authorities also increased to $65,000 the reward for
information leading to an arrest in the case, more than quadrupling the reward
originally set by state officials.
"We're not saying that we believe terrorism or hate is in
play, but we absolutely have to consider that because we don't want to limit
what we are investigating, what we are considering and how we are approaching
this case," Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said. Two of the victims are
black and one is Latino.
Austin's NAACP President Nelson Linder, who knows relatives of two
of the victims, said the reward for information should be higher.
"We're talking about human life here," he said.
The three bombings happened in a span of 10 days, leaving two
people dead and two others seriously injured. Two of the bombings came within
hours of each other Monday.
Seventeen-year-old Draylen Mason was killed in an explosion after
he picked up a package off his front porch and carried it inside the house, according to police. His mother,
who was with him, is in stable condition. A few hours later, a 75-year-old
woman who picked up a similar package on her doorstep in another neighborhood was injured in an
explosion. She remained in critical condition late Tuesday with
life-threatening injuries.
The first bombing in northeast Austin on March 2 killed 39-year-old
Anthony House, who picked up a similar package on hisfront porch. At the time, investigators theorized that the
package was meant as retribution and was delivered to the wrong address, Manley
said.
Police had raided a drug stash house earlier that week that had a
similar color and vehicle, he said.
In all three cases, an unexpected package was left on doorsteps
overnight, police say. Law enforcement sources said all three explosions were
caused by pipe bombs but have declined to go into further detail about
similarities.
Family connections
The families affected by the March 2 bombing and one of the Monday
bombings are known through their activism in the community, Linder said.
The grandfather of the teen killed Monday morning is Norman Mason,
a well-known dentist who is now retired. His wife, LaVonne Mason, is co-founder
of the Austin Area Urban League, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
According to Linder, the Masons are friends with Freddie Dixon,
stepfather of Anthony House, the victim of the March 2 bombing. Dixon is a
retired United Methodist minister who is considered the "father of the
Austin Area Urban League," according to the University of Texas, where he
works in community engagement.
Business records indicate that Dixon was a leader of Austin's
African American Cultural Heritage District, or "Six Square," which
the city defines as six square miles of East Austin that was originally created
as the "Negro District" by the Austin City Council in 1928.
He also was a longtime pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church,
one of the city's oldest historically black churches, the Associated Press
reported.
Dixon was quoted by the Austin American-Statesman in 2015 lamenting
how Austin's population growth and prosperity were effectively creating
economic segregation by raising the cost of living.
"Austin is quickly becoming a city of the privileged and the
non-privileged," Dixon told the newspaper. "Is that the kind of
Austin we want?"
Linder was unsure how the 75-year-old woman killed in the second
bombing Monday could be linked to the prior bombings, but said there are too
many coincidences for him to rule out racial motivations.
"Racial tensions is definitely a concern," Linder said..
"We're telling our community there appears to be a pattern here."
Manley, the Austin police chief, said the city is offering a
$50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. That reward is
on top of a $15,000 reward Gov. Greg Abbott offered on Tuesday. Anyone with
tips is encouraged to call 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
South by Southwest
The bombing happened as hundreds of thousands of people descended
upon Austin for the annual South by Southwest conference and festival, which
brings together tech, music and film industries in a 10-day lineup of panel
discussions, concerts and film screenings.
Officials with the program say safety is always a top priority for
SXSW, and officials continue to work with law enforcement and their venues to
address the safety of attendees.
"At this time, the Austin Police Department does not believe
that the incidents are connected to the event. The substantial security
operation already in place for SXSW has been instructed to be extra
vigilant," SXSW officials said in a statement released Tuesday.
Many conference-goers had heard about the bombings, but few said it
would change how they approach the festival, which last year attracted some
422,000 people to official events.
"These days, I'm paranoid," said Donlyn Turnbull, a
49-year-old video producer from Austin, while sitting in a side section waiting
to see a panel discussion featuring the cast of the hit TV show "This Is
Us."
Turnbull generally keeps track of the exits at big events, pays
attention to people around her and tries to stay out of the crowd.. But she's
not too worried about the bombs.
"I can't worry about it," she said. "It sounds kind
of personal."
Across the street near a beer tent, digital strategist Fahd Lakhani
from Houston said the bombing was too removed from the downtown area for him to
be concerned.
"It's certainly new for a city like Austin," he said,
noting he lived in the city for about a decade. "I think we're
desensitized as a population."
Juliana Gouvea, 32, flew to Austin from Brazil, a country known for
high crime rates. Hearing about the explosions here is depressing, she said,
but it's not going to scare her off from the festival.
"It's kind of normal to hear terrible news like that," she
said.
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