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American investigators consider the explosion, which occurred in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning, a suicide bombing.
Investigators recovered human remains from the site and began controls at an address where for years a caravan similar to the one that exploded was observed.
“The destruction is shocking and it is a miracle that no local was killed,” the Tennessee governor wrote Saturday.
In downtown Nashville, the area affected by the blast looks like a movie about the apocalypse. The investigation was entrusted to the FBI and the Federal Arms and Explosives Agency.
Donald Cochran, Tennessee Attorney: “It’s a real challenge. There is a giant puzzle in place, the pieces of which have been scattered over a huge area. They have to be collected, cataloged, matched.”
It is also the reason that the locals are still unable to return home. Country singer Buck McCoy was among those hastily evacuated by police officers who arrived at the scene in the first few moments.
Buck McCoy: “I just escaped. There were broken glass everywhere, thrown objects, pieces of wood. There were objects that I had to climb on and I could not take my cat. So today we organized a group of people to enter the affected area. We will see what remains and if the animals are okay. “
Meanwhile, the researchers sought the help of the population to obtain useful information.
Doug Korneski, FBI Special Agent: “The team received nearly 500 tips and information from people in and around Nashville.”
One of these calls led them to a home in Antioch, a city southeast of Nashville. According to Google Street, a caravan identical to the one that detonated at Christmas had been parked next to the building for years.
Engineers searched the perimeter and, finding no dangerous substance, allowed officers to poke around in every corner. Tennessee authorities say there were no credible threats in the days leading up to the attack.
