NAACP calls Austin bombings act of terrorism

by Associated Press

Mon, March 19th 2018, 9:44 PM UTC

Interim Austin police chief Brian Manley, at podium, stands with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Fred Milanowski, FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, and Assistant police chief Troy Gay during a news conference near the site of Sunday's explosion, Monday, March 19, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Fear escalated across Texas' capital city on Monday after the fourth bombing this month — a blast that was triggered this time by a tripwire, demonstrating what police called a "higher level of sophistication" than the package bombs used in the previous attacks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The NAACP is calling the four bombings that have hit Austin in less than three weeks acts of domestic terrorism.

In a statement Monday, NAACP President Derrick Johnson said, "We are asking our membership to be vigilant and to pay attention to anything out of the ordinary in their communities and avoiding picking up any unexpected packages left at their homes."

The group noted that the first two package bombs "murdered two African Americans" and that the next two injured a Hispanic woman and "two Caucasian males." The first bombing occurred March 2 and the most recent happened Sunday night.

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NAACP Austin President Nelson Linder said in a statement, "This is a time for us to communicate" regarding "any type of strange behavior in our neighborhoods."

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