Large explosion, buildings damaged in downtown Nashville

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by: WKRN Web Staff
Posted: Dec 25, 2020 / 07:03 AM CST / Updated: Dec 25, 2020 / 08:40 AM CST


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A large explosion was reported in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning.
The explosion happened in the area of Second Avenue and Broadway near Commerce Street occurred around 6:30 am Friday. Heavy black smoke can be seen rising above the affected area.

The Metro Nashville Office of Emergency Management told News 2 a parked RV exploded and caused damage to several buildings. They said crews are currently assessing the damage but no injuries have been reported. Officials with the OEM also reported foul play was not suspected at this time.

There was a large police presence in this area along with fire crews. News 2 has reached out to Metro Police and The Fire Department to learn more.
This is a developing story. Stay with News 2 and WKRN.com for updates.

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Looks intentional. Religion of peace? BLM/Antifa? Right wing spergs?

 

[Chan the Wizard]

Nashville isn’t really a small city. It’s population is over 692,000 according to Google.

 

[draggs]

I seriously doubt that's the case. This was a very sophisticated attack that featured some sort of automated loudspeaker and an explosive powerful enough to have been felt miles away. It's highly unlikely that some random AT&T worker would have the knowledge or intelligence necessary to pull this off. Even if they did, why would they decide to conduct this super elaborate bombing, as opposed to just shooting up the office?

It's not THAT hard to hook up a recording to a loudspeaker, or to make a big-ass bomb. McVeigh and Nichols mixed the OKC bomb using buckets and a bathroom scale. You can find step by step instructions For Dummies (TM) on how to mix and wire up an ANFO bomb all over the internet.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

It’d be a more shocking revelation if a disgruntled Taylor Swift fan did this bomb plot. Knowing Nashville, though, I’m sure they’ll rise back up again. You don’t mess with people from Tennessee, especially the older country fans.

 

[Chan the Wizard]

It wasn’t in front of the AT&T building though. It was on the block over. The only reason the AT&T building got damaged is because it ruptured water mains that flooded it.

 

[GoGoNoJo]

It's not THAT hard to hook up a recording to a loudspeaker, or to make a big-ass fertilizer bomb.

Fair point but, still, why all the effort? Why spend all that time and energy building a massive bomb that doesn't kill anyone instead of just going on a workplace shooting spree? Or even just going over to their supervisor's house and shooting them in the head?

 

[draggs]

Fair point but, still, why all the effort? Why spend all that time and energy building a massive bomb that doesn't kill anyone instead of just going on a workplace shooting spree? Or even just going over to their supervisor's house and shooting them in the head?

Don't know if it had anything to do with AT&T though, that's just speculation because the AT&T (BellSouth, owned by a subsidiary of AT&T) facility was right there and some service has been disrupted (6 hours later) because of the explosion

All explanations are open plain old crazy person to politics to whatever

ie IT WUZ ALIENS

 

[Super-Chevy454]

I can see it being a disgruntled former AT&T employee.

And what if that former AT&T employee is a BLM/Antifa supporter?

 

[Long Tongue Silver]

And what if that former AT&T employee is a BLM/Antifa supporter?

Can't imagine any BLM/Antifa types being bold enough or smart enough for this. My bet's on a disgruntled Proud Boy or sovcit type, although I'm batting .000 here considering my last post.

 

[big ups liquid richard]

Yesterday Ben Garrison calls for domestic terrorism and today we get this. Hope they're not related.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

It wasn’t in front of the AT&T building though. It was on the block over. The only reason the AT&T building got damaged is because it ruptured water mains that flooded it.

Some of the images show debris at the east entrance of Printer's Alley and another looks like Downtown Presbyterian took a hit.
Greer would be a pile of kibbles and bits if he tried this. I agree with people who think it's either a meth-lab mistake or someone trying to game their insurance. We're just not that important in the big picture when it comes to politics.

 

[Romper Stomper]

Fair point but, still, why all the effort? Why spend all that time and energy building a massive bomb that doesn't kill anyone instead of just going on a workplace shooting spree? Or even just going over to their supervisor's house and shooting them in the head?

The IRA would do similar tactics by making their car bombs warn people to evacuate. They wanted to target property rather than civilians during The Troubles.

 

[Burd Turglar]

Don't know if it had anything to do with AT&T though, that's just speculation because the AT&T (BellSouth, owned by a subsidiary of AT&T) facility was right there and some service has been disrupted (6 hours later) because of the explosion

All explanations are open plain old crazy person to politics to whatever

ie IT WUZ ALIENS

My guess is it was a warning of things to come.

 

[HumanHive]

The IRA would do similar tactics by making their car bombs warn people to evacuate. They wanted to target property rather than civilians during The Troubles.

Terrorism is fundamentally about using fear and uncertainty to disrupt civilian life such that political demands are met. The longer this goes on without a political connection, the less likely this is terrorism.

My personal suspicion is this was some sort of suicide, with attention being the motive for the bomb, and perhaps some connection with that area.

 

[Gangster Talk]

Fair point but, still, why all the effort? Why spend all that time and energy building a massive bomb that doesn't kill anyone instead of just going on a workplace shooting spree? Or even just going over to their supervisor's house and shooting them in the head?

I mean, I know this is America and all and it's more surprising that someone wouldn't immediately resort to indiscriminately murdering people, but it's not inconceivable that someone would want to make a point without taking human life.

 

[Romper Stomper]

Terrorism is fundamentally about using fear and uncertainty to disrupt civilian life such that political demands are met. The longer this goes on without a political connection, the less likely this is terrorism.

Not necessarily. A lot of eco-terrorists in the 80s and 90s would specifically target property over civilians to to inflict as much property damage as possible against institutions that were polluting the environment.

 

[HumanHive]

Not necessarily. A lot of eco-terrorists in the 80s and 90s would specifically target property over civilians to to inflict as much property damage as possible against institutions that were polluting the environment.

That's still arguably disrupting the economic potential of such institutions. If you can't make a profit from your logging operation because your sawmills keep getting sabotaged, you stop logging.

The fundamental point I was making, though, was that terrorism isn't about winning a war or killing "as many as possible". Consider 9/11, which while it killed quite a number of people, was really about disrupting the American-led international airline industry. You only get obsessions with high scores when it comes to death cultists like Columbine; which are not after social change, just death and personal revenge, and thus I would not put them in the same category as what we commonly think of when we hear the word "terrorist".

 

[Romper Stomper]

That's still arguably disrupting the economic potential of such institutions. If you can't make a profit from your logging operation because your sawmills keep getting sabotaged, you stop logging.

It's still terrorism and achieves a political goal of stopping the logging though lol, which is what terrorism is for.

 

[frozenrunner]

Fair point but, still, why all the effort? Why spend all that time and energy building a massive bomb that doesn't kill anyone instead of just going on a workplace shooting spree? Or even just going over to their supervisor's house and shooting them in the head?

Let's ask these guys.

 

[Parklife]

Terrorism is fundamentally about using fear and uncertainty to disrupt civilian life such that political demands are met. The longer this goes on without a political connection, the less likely this is terrorism.

My personal suspicion is this was some sort of suicide, with attention being the motive for the bomb, and perhaps some connection with that area.

If it was suicide why broadcast a warning in a city and not drive your RV to a field where there isn’t anyone around?

Complete speculation but I’d guess they didn’t discretely build an RV bomb at that location, presumably it was driven there for a reason.

 

[Brahma]

The IRA would do similar tactics by making their car bombs warn people to evacuate. They wanted to target property rather than civilians during The Troubles.

Except the kingsmill massacre, that time they hijacked a bus load of workers on the way to a factory, lined them up, asked them their religion, shot the Protestants and let the Catholics go.

Or the teebane massacre where they used a roadside bomb to kill construction workers who had the gall to work a building project on a barracks.

Or the 87 enniskillen bombing when they detonated a bomb concealed near the town cenotaph during the remembrance Sunday ceremony.

Or when they assassinated mountbatten with a bomb knowing there were children aboard, two of which died.