Investigation into explosive device outside Texas church
The FBI and local law enforcement are investigating a package bomb explosion at a church in Beaumont.
According to the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, a package exploded outside the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church sometime between the end of worship Wednesday evening and the beginning of school Thursday morning.
Reverend Steven Balke, a rector of St. Stephen’s, discovered the damage and called the police.
“Everyone is taking this very seriously, especially since there is a school involved,” Balke said.
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