Blackwater 53393 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Someone detonated a car bomb in downtown Nashville around 6:30 this morning!! Police say it appears to be intentional. It happened on Second Avenue, a tourist and entertainment area known for its restaurants and live music venues. Only a few injuries, none critical. Lots of storefront damage and possibly some structural damage to what are mostly historic buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patagonia Pete Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: > snip < Police say it appears to be intentional. > snip < Sounds like they are out front on this one ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-explosion-downtown-christmas-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Doug Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I am waiting for Finger pointing to start if it has not already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 How very sad ... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Very sad indeed. Glad there weren't many injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 Nashville is famous for immediate and impressive recovery!! The flood of 2010 and last spring’s tornado are examples. Some of these businesses will be back open in weeks, if not days. And woe to whoever did this if the local hillbillies get hold of them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Intentional, most definitely. Call was placed for shots fired. First responding units saw a suspicious vehicle -- they didn't say what aroused their suspicions, but they wisely followed their veteran and experienced gut and called for a hazardous level backup team ... the vehicle went boom, but responding units were well back from it. Sounds like the bomber wanted to cause plenty of badge packer casualties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Doug Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Just watched the presser We where very lucky If the bomb went off at night it would have been so much worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Interesting. Apparently the bomber wanted to inflict maximum damage with few casualties. Obviously not a Jihadist type. Homegrown loony wanting to make a statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 May be connected to the AT&T hub there in that block!! Much of ATT service in this area is down right now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Somebody didn't like their phone bill? Or a disgruntled former employee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Blackwater 53393 said: May be connected to the AT&T hub there in that block!! Much of ATT service in this area is down right now!! AT&T provides services to businesses with security systems. I wonder if we’ll hear about a big heist later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Interesting. Apparently the bomber wanted to inflict maximum damage with few casualties. Obviously not a Jihadist type. Homegrown loony wanting to make a statement. One of the retired specialists who spoke to Fox said the bomber may have tried for 18:30 on the 24th (busy restaurant time) but set it for 06:30 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, sassnetguy50 said: One of the retired specialists who spoke to Fox said the bomber may have tried for 18:30 on the 24th (busy restaurant time) but set it for 06:30 instead. They parked the van at around 2 am so that wouldn’t make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: AT&T provides services to businesses with security systems. I wonder if we’ll hear about a big heist later? Possible. Or just used it as a diversion to get cops away from some other area. Hollywood movie plot stuff but you never know. I would think if it was political they would have done it closer to the Capitol building. And there would be some message or manifesto released immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 The media is reporting that the RV was broadcasting a warning to evacuate the area for several minutes before the bomb detonated. It certainly appears that the terrorist was attempting to minimize the number of casualties based on the time of day and the loudspeaker warning. I expect we'll get more answers in a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: First responding units saw a suspicious vehicle -- they didn't say what aroused their suspicions... Early reports included rumors of no license plates on the RV. 5 minutes ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: The media is reporting that the RV was broadcasting a warning to evacuate the area for several minutes before the bomb detonated. That would make me suspicious, I'm wondering why this was not included in the first press conference. And this is the RV: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 FBI briefing scheduled for 6PM central time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 There are confidential traceable numbers all over that RV. Engine, transmission, frame etc. The Oklahoma City bombing was solved by running the frame numbers through the NICB database. If I was in charge, I would start with finding those vehicle identification numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 World Trade Center bombers were ID'd in part by numbers on the van they used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, John Kloehr said: FBI briefing scheduled for 6PM central time: Streaming now! On edit: Over, and was a city-level briefing, not FBI. Patience, rumors flying like crazy right now. Most interesting rumor: Human remains found at the site. Most confirmed rumor: 911 services in this region affected, possibly due to ATT trying (with glitches) to move data and network processing out of the affected data center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, John Kloehr said: Early reports included rumors of no license plates on the RV. That would make me suspicious, I'm wondering why this was not included in the first press conference. And this is the RV: Why suspicious? In these incidents details always mis- reported, un-reported, changed, changed again, retracted and otherwise screwed up 6 ways from Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Human Remains found https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/human-remains-found-at-site-of-nashville-rv-explosion-sources/ar-BB1cemPn?ocid=ACERDHP17&li=BBnb7Kz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 I can tell you all for certain that 911 service has been effected in many areas, including my home county. Our regular cell service, land line, internet (ATT), e-mail (also ATT), data (including text), are all out!! I am bootlegging off of my son’s wi-fy using my cell phone to post here. Different levels of outage are being reported all over Middle Tennessee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Business Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Too early for details. However, keep on hearing about the evil ones who are responsible for this tried to minimize causalities. Many were adversely affected. Want to minimalize causalities, then do not detonate a bomb. Why, just why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 It seems most likely to be an attack on communication. Numerous emergency services (many 911 centers) have been slowed or shut down. It has effected information and emergency operations. Between this facility and the one in Atlanta, routing and distribution for AT&T to most of the eastern section of the nation is controlled. I’m betting that security around facilities like this one has already been quietly stepped up all around the country!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I've got my theory on two possible groups that could have done this but I'd probably get kicked off here! What a shame!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still hand Bill Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 35 minutes ago, Whiskey Business said: Too early for details. However, keep on hearing about the evil ones who are responsible for this tried to minimize causalities. Many were adversely affected. Want to minimalize causalities, then do not detonate a bomb. Why, just why? based on what isn’t working now and the fact that the bomb broadcast a warning, I suspect that whomever is responsible wanted to damage infrastructure and not kill people. It appears they were successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Business Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 If you set off a bomb you do not care about killing people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I have no theories. Given a lot more information I would probably form one. But speculation at this early stage would just be silly. I’ll leave that to the Internet Influencers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 What I find strange is the lack of, I don't know, enthusiasm, outrage, "OH MY GAWD!" reaction from the media. Yes, I've seen articles on the news, but none of the "how dare they" or "It must have been the ....." hysteria around similar incidents in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Clay Mosby said: What I find strange is the lack of, I don't know, enthusiasm, outrage, "OH MY GAWD!" reaction from the media. Yes, I've seen articles on the news, but none of the "how dare they" or "It must have been the ....." hysteria around similar incidents in the past. The media gets excited when it can push gun control agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Clay Mosby said: What I find strange is the lack of, I don't know, enthusiasm, outrage, "OH MY GAWD!" reaction from the media. Yes, I've seen articles on the news, but none of the "how dare they" or "It must have been the ....." hysteria around similar incidents in the past. That's mostly because the MSM doesn't know who to blame yet and partly because it was Christmas Day and they aren't going to interrupt their plans for the holiday for a RV exploding in Nashville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Huckleberry Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 27 minutes ago, Chantry said: That's mostly because the MSM doesn't know who to blame yet and partly because it was Christmas Day and they aren't going to interrupt their plans for the holiday for a RV exploding in Nashville. The media just hasn’t figured out how to spin it into their favorite scapegoat’s fault. Give them time, the talking points will be issued soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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