A shot of damage on Second Avenue shortly after the Friday morning explosion. (Photo: Alex Kent)
At around 6:27 on Christmas morning, what appears to be an intentionally-set bomb detonated on Second Avenue in downtown Nashville just outside an AT&T infrastructure building.
The Metro Nashville Police Department reports the bomb was inside a vehicle, believed to be a recreational vehicle (RV.) No one was killed and three people were reported injured.
FBI representatives said they will bring in the ATF and technical experts to assess the “massive crime scene.”
The area is sealed as is air space above downtown and WeGo, Nashville’s Metro Transit Authority, has suspended all service as the WeGo Central station is blocks away.
There is little information on who perpetrated the crime or what the motive was at this point. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has assumed responsibility for the investigation.
This is a developing story and we will continue to cover it.
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- A view from historic Metro Nashville Courthouse looking south on Second Avenue. (Photo: Ray Di Pietro)
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- Blown-out windows on the back side of Second Avenue buildings, viewed from First Avenue. (Photo: John Partipilo)
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- A plume of smoke rises from the Second Avenue bomb site. (Photo: John Partipilo)
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- Broken glass on Second Avenue in Nashville. (Photo: Ray DiPietro)
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- Mayor John Cooper talks with a Metro Nashville Police officer following the Christmas 2020 bombing.(Photo: John Partipilo)
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- The blast from the bomb blew out windows along First and Second Avenues in Downtown Nashville. (John Partipilo)
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- Mayor John Cooper, at far right, talks with evacuees of the area on a WeGo bus. (Photo: John Partipilo
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- Smoke from the bomb continues to waft skyward hours after the initial blast. (Photo: John Partipilo)
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- Detail of damage to the AT&T building at 166 Second Ave., N. (Photo: John Partipilo)
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- Just outside the Washington Square office building, facing Second Avenue. (Photo: Alex Kent)
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- Just outside the Washington Square office building, facing Second Avenue. (Photo: Alex Kent)
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- A shot south on Second Avenue. (Photo: Alex Kent)
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- First Avenue, North. (Photo: Alex Kent)
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- NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 26 -A Metro Nashville firefighter working at the site of a Christmas Day suicide bombing. (Photo: Alex Kent)
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- Mayor John Cooper talks with evacuees of the Second Avenue area. (Photo: John Cooper)
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- A shot looking north on Second Avenue. (Photo: Alex Kent)
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- A shot of damage on Second Avenue shortly after the Friday morning explosion. (Photo: Alex Kent)
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- NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 27 – A blown out window and table setting at the Italian Kitchen on 4th Ave, two blocks away from the bombing as ATF agents perform swept the bomb site again. (Photo: Ray Di Pietro)
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