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More ccompanies and to see TV offered over $ 300,000 (2fifty.000 of euro) reward for finding the culprit by the explosion of a vans in the American city of Nashville, reports the BBC.
The explosion shook the city on Christmas Day, injuring three people and avarind communications systems in the state of Tennessee.
Police believe the powerful explosion was caused intentional. A person which has a connection with the vehicle that exploded has been identified, law CBS News.
No reason for the explosion has yet been established. Possible human remains were later found near the blast site.
The FBI and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the area Saturday.
FBI Special Agent Douglas Korneski said officials received about 500 TIPS cast keep in mind a “number of people” in connection with the explosionsa.
Earlier, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said he had visited the place of the explosion. He wrote on Twitter that is a „miracle“ that no one was killed. Leeward asked the presidentui in exercise Donald Trump to impose a state of emergency in the state of Tennessee, given the significant damage recorded. According to Bill Lee, at least 41 stores were damaged.
„Many of these buildings are historic and others need to be examined by engineers to verify their structural integrity and safety.“he explained in a letter to the White House.
Entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis is the most recent donor in rewardspromised to help find the perpetrators of the blast, guaranteeing $ 250,000.
„We can not lets the streets our to be terrified like that, “wrote Lemonis, who Show TV show The Profit.
Promises to the reward started the friday after OR Organlocal government of tourism, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, a came with an initial contribution of $ 10,000, increasingOR then at $ 35,000.
journalist Fox Sports Clay Travis and a store near the place mexplozieme they also offered $ 30,000 for information.
The blast occurred near AT & T’s Nashville headquarters. Witnesses report that before the roar that terrified them, more shots were heard.
„ORthe archives responded to a call reporting that shots had been fired in the city center. During the search, officers found a truck from which a recording could be heard warning that a potential bomb would be detonated in 15 minutes. After hearing this, the officers decided to evacuate the nearby buildings so they began knocking on doors, making evacuation announcements and broadcasting through the emergency system so that everyone was safe. Soon after, the van exploded“, said John Drake, police officer.
Editing: Monica Bonea
