Timothy Birdnow

The man suspected of bomb attacks in the greater Austin area blew himself up as police closed in.

From the article:

:Authorities had zeroed in on the suspect in the last 24 to 36 hours and located his vehicle at a hotel on Interstate 35 in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said at a news conference. They were waiting for ballistic vehicles to arrive to move in for an arrest when his vehicle began to drive away, Manley said. Authorities followed the vehicle, which ran into a ditch on the side of the road, the police chief said.

When members of the SWAT team approached, the suspect detonated an explosive device inside the vehicle, the police chief said. The blast knocked back one officer, while a second officer fired his weapon, Manley said.

Authorities identified the suspect only as a 24-year-old white man and wouldn't say if he was from Austin."

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I'm not sure why they won't identify the man. Perhaps they are less confident that they got the correct one than they are letting on - or perhaps they suspect accomplices? This may have political or religious connotations. Maybe the bomber has ties to Occupy Wall Street, or is a convert to Islam? Normally they would be quick to divulge the name, especially in such a high profile case.


See video here.

P.S a Reddit poster claimed responsibility in a now deleted account He likened himself to the Zodiac killer and said he was murdering to "watch the world burn."

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