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Investigators Search for Clues after Blast Rocks Nashville

Dec. 25, 2020

A Christmas Day explosion in Nashville believed to be an "intentional act" included a chilling recorded message warning people to evacuate the area for 15 minutes prior to the blast.

By Jami Ganz and Joe Erwin

Source New York Daily News

The scene following an early-morning explosion in Nashville, TN, on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2020.

A recreational vehicle blew up in Nashville, Tennessee, early Christmas morning, damaging multiple buildings in the downtown area — after a chilling recording from the RV warned people to evacuate.

Police were responding to a report of shots fired when they found the vehicle playing a recording saying a bomb would go off in 15 minutes, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said. Police evacuated nearby buildings and called in the bomb squad.

“Shortly after that, the RV exploded,” Drake said.

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(New York Daily News reporter Joseph Wilkinson contributed.)