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Report: Package found near Austin airport was a bomb

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said the investigation at the FedEx did not impact trips to and from the city. They did suggest travelers leave extra time for trips to the airport.
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Suspicious package at Austin FedEx.

A suspicious package found at a FedEx facility west of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Tuesday morning was a bomb, U.S. Rep Lloyd Doggett told the Austin-American Statesman.

Austin police said they were called in at 6:19 a.m. Tuesday, March 20 to the FedEx Ground location in the 4100 block of McKinney Falls Parkway for a suspicious package.

The bomb squad and federal law enforcement partners were called in to assist.

Employees said building was evacuated while officials secured the scene.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said the investigation at the FedEx did not impact trips to and from the city; however, they did suggest that travelers take extra time to arrive at the airport.

Austin Senior Police Officer Destiny Winston said because of the previous suspicious package calls in Austin that killed two people and injured others, the agencies will remain on scene as a precautionary measure.

Officer Winston could not confirm if the rumors were true that the suspicious package at the FedEx location in Austin would be detonated in the parking lot.

If you see anything out of the ordinary or anything suspicious, we are asking that you call 911 immediately," Winston said.Police would not elaborate on the specifics of the incident or if it's related to the confirmed explosion at a FedEx distribution center in Schertz, Texas, 65 miles southwest of Austin.

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