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Metro Nashville PD in Tennessee tweet ‘MNPD, FBI & ATF are investigating the 6:30 am explosion on 2nd Ave N linked to a vehicle. This appears to have been an intentional act. Law enforcement is closing downtown streets as investigation continues.’ https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville/status/1342485415723491329
Images from the scene in Nashville, Tennessee: https://twitter.com/chrisconte/status/1342483667155881985?s=21
Some video from the scene of the car bombing outside a building in Nashville earlier: https://twitter.com/shanermurph/status/1342480761958641664
An AP story with more information: https://apnews.com/article/us-news-explosions-52708bfd05e4f6ff433cc404443c65d4?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
Video from a nearby residents Nest camera captures the audio and video of the explosion. (h/t @shanermurph)
Initial reports also claim that the Vehicle might have gone off prematurely and it might have been intended for a packed area to cause maximum casualties: https://twitter.com/donklericuzio/status/1342494047974404098
More video from the moments the explosion occurred:
A Fox News helicopter shows the scene of where the VBIED explosion occurred in Nashville earlier:
Cellphone video from moments after the VBIED detonated in Nashville, Tennessee. #nashvilleexplosion
And another Nest camera captures the audio of the moments the vehicle explodes (6:29.25 AM). #nashvilleexplosion
An update on the VBIED explosion in Nashville. 1 officer sustained hearing loss / 1 knocked to his feet, it was an intentional explosion, many buildings were damaged, the FBI is now leading the investigation, and Donald Trump has gotten a briefing on the incident: https://twitter.com/harrietvwallace/status/1342503972905635840
Initial reports of a loudspeaker warning people a bomb was about to be detonated in Downtown Nashville. This warning reportedly went on for several minutes before a “countdown” began, leading to the massive blast. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/breaking911/status/1342507432866676736
Image of where the blast occurred. #NashvilleExplosion https://twitter.com/airassets/status/1342501837455450114
Metro Nashville PD canine teams are sweeping the downtown area following the VBIED earlier. #NashvilleExplosion https://twitter.com/mnpdnashville/status/1342509460355309568
A good observation from one of the nearby buildings. #NashvilleExplosion https://twitter.com/airassets/status/1342511902535135241
Another observation is the large chilled water system with cooling towers and air cooled water chillers typical of infrastructure used in data centers. #NashvilleExplosion https://twitter.com/airassets/status/1342512496343740418
The observations above come from someone with a lots of experience working at Data centers: https://twitter.com/airassets/status/1342515963451871232
New video shows the moments the VBIED explosion occurred in Nashville, Tennessee. #NashvilleExplosion
^ In the video above, a warning can be heard prior to the VBIED explosion occurring. #NashvilleExplosion
(Something to be aware of) https://twitter.com/shanermurph/status/1342521985797128192
An explanation by a witness on how the Nashville VBIED incident occurred today. #NashvilleExplosion (h/t @gwennwright)
Livestream from the scene of the VBIED in Nashville today. #NashvilleExplosion https://www.pscp.tv/w/crTI3TFETEtCZ29ubXZXakp8MVlxSkRlT3JkQWV4VjyIYjCuPJRj7WpT0iNsXdgDcYk_9CD-boO1mrFMi_2H?t=3h10m52s
The same video posted by an account on YouTube shows the explosion. The account which posted it is also new and only has one video.. It is unclear how they obtained the footage: #NashvilleExplosion https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1342524629580193792
More video from Nashville captures the moments the VBIED exploded. #NashvilleExplosion
Original photo when the VBIED first exploded earlier today. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/lukejones1631/status/1342464615557558272
Confirmation of what one the witnesses originally stated. shots were fired and police responded finding an RV playing a recording saying the vehicle would explode. Police sought to immediately clear the area and call on bomb squad and then the RV exploded near an AT&T facility: https://twitter.com/tom_winter/status/1342532887871188993
Link to the witness statement: #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/uptodatenewz/status/1342524197470433281
FBI tweet out that they’re seeking information and digital media from the incident. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/fbimemphis/status/1342533855908126720
The Nashville mayor on the incident: https://twitter.com/zerosum24/status/1342530256188678144
Video of police giving an update. #nashvilleexplosion
Now there are reports that Nashville is experiencing an outage which is impacting the 911 call center. (h/t @shanermurph) #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/zachjorgen/status/1342543357155930116
Initial reports claiming it could be one of the 17 major data collection hubs that was known after the leaks of Edward Snowden: https://twitter.com/randyboebandy/status/1342544890656387072
This comes after earlier reports from someone who’s worked at multiple data centers says the 2mega of watt generators on the roof as well as the large chilled water system with cooling towers and air cooled water chillers is indicative of infrastructure used in data centers: https://twitter.com/airassets/status/1342511902535135241
Now there are reports that AT&T services are down in several cities following the explosion: https://twitter.com/megtomwx/status/1342543862598950914
The outage has now gotten worse and expanded across the country. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/rwoster/status/1342536180546547713
Reports that authorities have taken several people into questioning in connection with the VBIED earlier. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/pmbreakingnews/status/1342552734390693892
AT&T relied to @shanermurph saying ‘we are in contact with law enforcement & working as quickly as possible to restore service for some customers in Nashville & surrounding areas. This is due to damage to our facilities from the explosion this morning..’ #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/atthelp/status/1342553527361687552
Video of an apartment following the VBIED explosion today. #nashvilleexplosion
There are now reports of a ground stop at Nashville’s airport because of issues with the air traffic control there. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/shimonpro/status/1342563675043991560
New image released by the Metro Nashville PD shows the RV used in today’s VBIED. It reportedly arrived at 1:22am this morning and exploded at around 6:30AM. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/mnpdnashville/status/1342565893486899201
New video reportedly showing the VBIED exploding earlier. #nashvilleexplosion
A Twitter user claims her dad’s boutique hotel has a full video of the blast area and it shows the RV there for a day and half before the explosion occurred. This contradicts the statement from Metro Nashville PD saying the RV arrived at 1:22am today. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/ashleyrenner/status/1342554824236216321
CBS is reporting that human remains have been found near the explosion site in Nashville. It’s unclear if the remains are from someone connected to the explosion or from an innocent victim. #nashvilleexplosion https://twitter.com/davidbegnaud/status/1342580804636078081
CBS was told by Investigators they believe the RV involved in the #NashvilleExplosion was parked at the site of the since 12/24. The picture of the RV provided by Nashville PD has a time stamp of 12/25/20 1:22.38AM so the vehicle moved at one point then returned before exploding. https://twitter.com/ashleyeanews/status/1342586969382129675
In a screenshot of one of the videos reportedly from the explosion, a person can be seen along with blue lights in the background far away from where the explosion occurred. Speculation is it could be police blocking off the area but again, just speculation.
