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AZUZ: Police in Austin, the capital of Texas, are telling people to call them if they see anything suspicious and they're offering a reward of $115,000. It's because they think a serial¹ bomber² may be on the loose.

For the fourth time this month, an explosive device has go?ne off in the city. The previous three explosions came from packages left on people's doorsteps. But what happened Sunday night involved the device that was placed on the side of the road and triggered by a tripwire when two men walked by. They were hurt but they're expected to recover. Two of the victims from the other bombings died.

Police say the tripwire bomb was more sophisticated than the others, indicating the bomber might have some sort of explosives training. The bombs were placed or sent to different parts of the city and as you'd expect, residents across Austin are on edge. Even a bomb threat made on Saturday caused the cancellation³ of a concert at the South by Southwest Music Festival. In that case, officers didn't find any explosives, but because of the other ones, police say people need to avoid anything that looks out of place, and they're asking for those who have security camera footage to contact police immediately.

1 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

2 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

3 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。