CHICAGO: Police and bomb experts were hard at work on Monday investigating a fourth mysterious bombing this month in the Texas state capital of Austin, a blast that injured two young men in their twenties.

The explosion came just hours after police made a direct public appeal to the person or persons who carried out the previous bombings to come forward.

So far, they have claimed the lives of two people and injured four others.

The two killed earlier this month were African Americans, raising the possibility of a hate crime. The race of the two latest victims was not immediately disclosed.

But police believe all the bombings are connected, although the latest one appeared to be activated by a trip wire while the others were concealed in packages left on doorsteps.

Published in Dawn, March 20th, 2018