Police blow up suspicious backpack at Texas mosque
Police have blown up a suspicious backpack outside a Texas mosque and arrested a man who claimed it contained a bomb.Austin police Lt. Cedric Hudson says 46-year-old Azzam Baytie threatened the North Austin Muslim Community Center on Sunday.The Austin American-Statesman reports that police said Baytie also claimed to have a gun.Authorities X-rayed the backpack and found electronic parts inside.
Police are investigating a suspicious package that was sent to the Islamic Society of Tulsa.