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:
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Police block off a part of the Broadway tourist district Dec. 28 as a result of a bombing that took place on Christmas Day in Nashville, Tenn. The explosion sparked shock across the country, killed the bomber, injured three other people and damaged dozens of buildings. Yet for those who call Music City home, the bombing feels like a cruel capstone to an already dark year.
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Call the guests down. Get everyone out. Officer helps hotel evacuate before Nashville bombing
Survivors of the Christmas Day bombing describe the moment officers alerted them to the danger.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Minutes before the explosion on Christmas morning, a police officer went to the 21c Museum Hotel to tell them to evacuate. I walked out to the front desk and he was standing there, and he looked a little more nervous than usual, said Tanner Newcomb, a front desk employee. That s whenever I was like something is probably not good. Something is wrong.
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