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Police chief calls Austin bomber domestic terrorist

Xinhua,March 30, 2018 Adjust font size:

HOUSTON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Austin Police Chief Brian Manley on Thursday called Austin bomber a "domestic terrorist" after declining to use that term to describe him until now.

"He was a domestic terrorist for what he did to us," Manley said at a community forum Thursday, adding that "this is a distinction I wanted to make today."

Mark Conditt died last week after he detonated a homemade explosive device in his car. During the past month, he planted several bombs in and round Austin, the capital of the state of Texas, killing two people and wounding others.

Manley had previously declined to describe the man as a "domestic terrorist" and was criticized by the public for his decision. Earlier this week, he pointed to the legal definition of terrorism to explain his decision.

Manley told local media The Texas Standard on Tuesday, saying that "I think the community is interested just because of the definition of terrorism, and what counts as terrorism. I've been focused on the definition that is put out by the FBI, which requires a specific ideology."

The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." Enditem