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African American males killed, elderly Hispanic woman wounded by three
separate blasts

by VOA News

   Austin, Texas police say three package bombs left outside the homes of
   two African-Americans and an elderly Hispamic woman are linked.

   One of the bombs killed a 17 year-old boy Monday while a second one
   wounded the 75 year-old woman.

   Another booby-trapped package killed a 39 year-old African-American man
   on March 2.

   "We cannot rule out that hate crime is at the core of this," Austin
   Police Chief Brian Manley said Monday. He also said police are looking
   at any link between the three victims.

   Federal investigators are helping police.

   Manley said in all three cases, the victims found the packages just
   outside their front doors. and brought them inside, where they blew up.

   He said officials with the U.S. post office and large package delivery
   services, including UPS and Federal Express, have no record of dropping
   off parcels to the three addresses.

   Manley is warning people in and around Austin not to touch, move, or
   handle any suspicious packages.