Austin-bound package explodes at FedEx facility outside San Antonio, injuring one

A female FedEx employee was injured early Tuesday when a package at the FedEx facility in Schertz, Texas, exploded. SanantonioFIRE says the package was destined for Austin, and the FBI tells CBS News that it is "more than possible" that the explosion is linked to the four explosions in Austin this month. Two people were killed and four injured in those blasts.

The latest of the explosions was Sunday night, when two men in their early 20s hit a tripwire, setting off an explosive device anchored to a metal yard sign near the head of a hiking trail in southwest Austin, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. "We are clearly dealing with what we believe to be a serial bomber at this point," Austin police Chief Brian Manley said Monday, before the Schertz explosion.

The previous three package bombs were believed to have been hand delivered to their targets, not sent through the mail or a package service. There is a $115,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the bomber or bombers.

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