The man suspected of having set off the explosion that devastated part of historic downtown Nashville, TN on Christmas Day, has been identified by authorities who claimed Sunday, December 27, that he was dead in the blast . “We have come to the conclusion that the individual named Anthony Warner is the author of the explosion. He was present when the bomb went off and he perished in the blast ”, Federal Prosecutor Don Cochran said at a press conference.
For his part, FBI special agent responsible for the investigation, Doug Korneski, said he “There is no indication on the involvement of other people”, while adding that several leads were still being investigated. The authorities present at the press conference clarified that Anthony Warner was not known to their services.
According to the press, Anthony Warner, 63, had been identified by the police on Saturday. But at that point, the police had only said that a person was wanted ” in the interest “ investigations. Investigators raided a house in a district in the south-east of the city. The campervan explosion devastated a historic district of the country music capital of the United States, exploding early Friday morning.
A chilling recording
Just before the explosion, the author had played a chilling recording over the loudspeaker, calling on people around to evacuate. Thus, despite the magnitude of the explosion, only three injured were to be deplored. DNA analysis of tissue from human remains found at the blast site identified Anthony Warner, said David Roush, head of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations. The police immediately considered that it was a “Intentional act” but investigators are still trying to identify the motive.
Tennesse Senator Marsha Blackburn posted on Twitter that she asked President Donald Trump to declare Nashville a disaster area, a measure to unlock federal aid to repair the damage.
The motorhome was parked in front of an AT&T telephone company building, and its explosion caused damage to facilities, disrupting telecommunications in Tennessee and parts of Alabama and Kentucky. Even the local airport had to suspend its flights for a while. AT&T said on Saturday that two mobile phone antennas have been installed in downtown Nashville and numerous others in the area to restore communications.
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