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Who Might Be Behind The Austin Bombings?

Clint Van Zandt, former chief negotiator for the FBI, joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss who might be behind the string of bombings in Texas.
An Austin police officer raises a barrier near the site of Sunday's explosion, Monday, March 19, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Multiple people were injured in the explosion Sunday night, and police warned nearby residents to remain indoors overnight as investigators looked for possible links to other package bombings elsewhere in the city this month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A package on its way to Austin exploded overnight at a FedEx facility in San Antonio, the fifth explosion of a device either in Austin or bound for the city.

Clint Van Zandt, a former FBI profiler who helped expose Ted Kaczynski as the Unabomber, joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss who might be behind the string of bombings that has wracked the area.

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