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Investigators investigating the Nashville Christmas blast believe it was likely a suicide bombing, according to two sources cited by CNN.
Authorities previously said they recovered human remains at the blast site in downtown Nashville, and an FBI official said Saturday that agents were not looking for another suspect.
The agents were also at a home in Antioch, southeast of Nashville, to carry out “court-authorized activities,” FBI spokesman Jason Pack told CNN, Mediafax reports.
According to a law enforcement official, there is a connection between the vehicle involved in the Christmas morning explosion and the house in Antioquia.
A recreational vehicle at home seen through Street View on Google Maps appears to match the one that police have asked the public for information. Investigators believe that the caravan seen in the photos is the same at the center of the explosion, but they cannot be sure, because the car was destroyed in the explosion.
The blast occurred on Friday after a computerized voice from the parked caravan urged people to leave, warning that the vehicle would explode within minutes.
The blast injured at least three people, set several other vehicles on fire and destroyed several buildings.
Officials believe the explosion was “intentional.” However, the Christmas season, the time of the explosion, the early morning and the warnings issued before the explosion indicate that it was not a mass murder attempt.
Investigators found possible human remains near the scene of the blast, Nashville Metro Police Chief John Drake said.
The blast affected at least 41 stores on Nashville’s Second Avenue, a street lined with historic buildings. Concerned about the structural integrity of the affected buildings, authorities surrounded the area and did not allow anyone to enter until Sunday afternoon. “It will be some time before Second Avenue is back to normal,” said Mayor John Cooper.
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