Kiwi Farms
A bomb in a large recreational vehicle exploded several hours ago in downtown Nashville, TN at approximately 0630 local (CST) on Christmas day.
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Some reports suggest police were warned by the perpetrators, others that an alert security guard noticed the vehicle appeared suspicious.
Consensus seems to be that shots were heard somewhere between ten minutes and an hour prior to the explosion, sometime after 0530 local, with police responding and finding the RV suspicious (for various reasons, possibly no tags?) and the vehicle detonated at approximately 0630 local [1 archive]. The investigation is presumed to be handled by FBI and ATF with Nashville Metro PD help at this point.
The vehicle was reported by police to have been in front of 166 2nd Avenue North [1]. While 166 2nd Ave is a mixed use residential/commercial low rise, a large red-clad building across the road at 185 is an infrastructure building owned by a subsidiary of AT&T [2].
Nashville police released a capture from a surveillance video that they state shows the RV arriving at the target at approximately 0122 in the morning [7]. Some local news reports suggest that police have found body parts in the area of the blast, though it is unclear whether they belong to someone involved or a victim [9].
Three injured people transported to hospital, none known to be in critical condition [1].
All streets inside the downtown loop have been closed to the public, at least for traffic, including parts of Interstates 65, 24, 40, and bus service has been suspended- this is expected to resume Saturday [6]. The mayor has ordered a curfew of the area encompassed by "James Robertson Parkway, 4th Avenue North, Broadway, and the Cumberland River" until Sunday afternoon [10].
Reportedly, there have been internet and 911 call center outages in the wake of the explosion [3][5][8].
A 62-year old man has been identified as the likely perpetrator and is presumed to have died in the course of the action, though his motives are still uncertain.
Apparently this is a video of the explosion.
The warnings heard in the backgroundwere reported to come from Nashville PD but now appear to have come from the RV.
Aftermath
Dolly Parton's status is unknown.
Consensus seems to be that shots were heard somewhere between ten minutes and an hour prior to the explosion, sometime after 0530 local, with police responding and finding the RV suspicious (for various reasons, possibly no tags?) and the vehicle detonated at approximately 0630 local [1 archive]. The investigation is presumed to be handled by FBI and ATF with Nashville Metro PD help at this point.
The vehicle was reported by police to have been in front of 166 2nd Avenue North [1]. While 166 2nd Ave is a mixed use residential/commercial low rise, a large red-clad building across the road at 185 is an infrastructure building owned by a subsidiary of AT&T [2].
Nashville police released a capture from a surveillance video that they state shows the RV arriving at the target at approximately 0122 in the morning [7]. Some local news reports suggest that police have found body parts in the area of the blast, though it is unclear whether they belong to someone involved or a victim [9].
Three injured people transported to hospital, none known to be in critical condition [1].
All streets inside the downtown loop have been closed to the public, at least for traffic, including parts of Interstates 65, 24, 40, and bus service has been suspended- this is expected to resume Saturday [6]. The mayor has ordered a curfew of the area encompassed by "James Robertson Parkway, 4th Avenue North, Broadway, and the Cumberland River" until Sunday afternoon [10].
Reportedly, there have been internet and 911 call center outages in the wake of the explosion [3][5][8].
A 62-year old man has been identified as the likely perpetrator and is presumed to have died in the course of the action, though his motives are still uncertain.
Apparently this is a video of the explosion.
The warnings heard in the background
Aftermath
Dolly Parton's status is unknown.