Texas Package Bombings: One dead, two injured in Monday explosions in Austin

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Austin, Texas, is on alert. At least three package bombs have exploded in less than two weeks. The city woke up Monday to news of a deadly explosion. Another detonation followed about four hours later. Chris Pollone has the details.

Police in Austin, Texas are warning people there not to open unexpected or suspicious packages after two more explosions in that city. The first today happened just before seven in the morning, a 17-year old man was killed and a woman was seriously injured.

"It was 6:50, about 10 min to 7; maybe a little earlier than that when I heard the boom."

Police quickly evacuated the neighborhood.

"About 6 o'clock they came and pounded on the door - they said they needed to evacuate the house - I said really because I was asleep he was like, yea, suspicious package."

Then, before noon about five miles away another blast. Authorities say that explosion sent a woman in her 70s to the hospital with serious injuries.

BRIAN MANLEY AUSTIN POLICE CHIEF "She picked up that package and at that point that package, the box detonated at that point. On evidence that we have at this scene as well as the other two scenes - we had these explosions, this evidence makes us believe that these incidents are related."

Monday's explosions follow one that happened on March second in that case, Anthony house was killed when he opened a package which exploded. the FBI and ATF are assisting with the investigation.