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- United States President Donald Trump was also informed of the incident following the explosion of a motor home in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
- Three people were slightly injured in the detonation. Possible human remains have also been found, police said.
- Investigators assume a deliberate act. The mayor declared a state of emergency.
The injured were taken to hospitals, according to rescuers. The blast came from a motor home or caravan. FBI officials launched an investigation.
Police: Possible human remains found
The detonation caused “significant” material damage. Images from local television station WKRN showed damaged houses and debris on the street. The police largely cordoned off the city center. Most of the office and shop buildings on the busy street were closed at the time of the blast.
It was unclear if anyone was at the mobile home, said local police chief John Drake. However, possible human remains have been found nearby, which are currently being investigated.
Meanwhile, City President John Cooper has declared parts of the city a disaster area. Current US President Donald Trump was informed of the blast, said a White House spokesman, Judd Deere.
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe told the US news channel CNN that the police themselves could have been the target of the attack, but without providing background information.
Apparently, the facilities of the telecommunications company AT&T were also damaged and telephone connections were interrupted by the explosion. Later, the authorities reported on the new emergency numbers in the region.
A police spokesman said there was a report of gunfire in downtown Nashville before the blast. The advancing security forces had called in the bomb experts who were still on the way when the explosion occurred.
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According to witnesses, the loudspeaker announcements were made from the caravan itself. A recorded advertisement warned that a bomb would explode in 15 minutes. The recording, which was later played on local stations, called for minutes to evacuate the area.
With nearly 700,000 residents, Nashville is the capital of the state of Tennessee in the southern United States. Due to its many live music bars and record labels, it is considered the center of country music and is also called the “City of Music”.