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(Reuters) - The federal investigation into the bombing in Nashville on Christmas day has uncovered evidence suggesting the suspected bomber believed in aliens and lizard people, according to a senior law enforcement source.
Federal, state and local law enforcement officers have been trying to figure out why the 63-year-old suspect, Anthony Q. Warner, who died by suicide in the explosion, detonated the bomb while inside his motor home on Dec. 25 in downtown Nashville, Tennessee’s largest city.
News Channel 5 Nashville reported on Saturday that a man who knew Warner received a package on New Year’s Day, postmarked two days before the blast, containing at least nine typed pages and two thumb drives. The man turned it over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Nashville bombing: Downtown curfew extended; moving days set for Saturday and Sunday Staff Reports, Nashville Tennessean
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Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced that a curfew for a section of downtown has been extended in the wake of a Christmas Day bombing on Second Avenue North.
The curfew began at 5 p.m. Thursday and will end at 5 p.m. on Jan. 15 for the area bounded by Union Street, Second Avenue North, Broadway and the Cumberland River. It includes all structures and properties front Second Avenue North, the mayor said on Twitter.
Additionally, Cooper said several streets are closed around the scene of the blast, including:
The FBI is looking to speak with anyone who may have received materials from the man who authorities allege detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville, Tenn., on Christmas day.The agency said it was aware that 63-year-old Anthony Q. Warner sent materials to several acquaintances across the country. "We're aware the suspect sent materials which espoused his viewpoints to several acquaintances throughout the country," Special Agent Jason Pack said.
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Prior to his death, the man who detonated a Christmas Day bomb in downtown Nashville had sent out materials about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said Saturday.
In a statement to The Associated Press, FBI Special Agent Jason Pack said authorities are “aware the suspect sent materials which espoused his viewpoints to several acquaintances throughout the country.”
Prior to his death, the man who detonated a Christmas Day bomb in downtown Nashville had sent out materials about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said Saturday.