By Bill Galluccio
Dec 25, 2020
Officials said they have found possible human remains near the site of an intentional explosion in Nashville, Tennessee. The remains have been sent to the medical examiner s office to be examined.
Downton Nashville was rocked by the blast around 6:30 a.m. on Christmas morning when a recreational vehicle exploded in what authorities said was an intentional act. Three people were injured and were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers from the Metro Nashville Police Department responded to a call of shots fired about an hour earlier and found the RV parked in front of an AT&T transmission building. The RV was playing a recorded message warning that a bomb would go off in 15 minutes. The officers contacted the bomb squad and began to evacuate the surrounding area.
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A motor home parked on a street exploded in downtown Nashville at dawn on Friday, moments after a recorded message emanating from the vehicle warned of a bomb, in what police called an "intentional act" in the heart of America's country music capital.
Vehicle explosion in US state an intentional act
By: DW
A vehicle exploded in the downtown area of the city of Nashville, Tennessee on Friday at around 6:30 a.m. local time (12:30 UTC).
Three people were injured in the blast. They were taken to hospital, but none of them were in critical condition.
Police are uncertain whether anyone was inside the RV at the moment of the blast.
Investigators found tissue that they believe could be human remains, Police Chief John Drake said at a briefing. We will continue to examine that, Drake told reporters. There are no fatalities we know of, he added.