NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) – As officials continue to investigate Friday’s explosion in downtown Nashville, experts tell NewsChannel 5 that they firmly believe that the location where the bomb went off was not an accident.
There was a lot of planning that should have taken place to coordinate an explosion like this, and experts say that with such coordination, someone usually takes credit sooner or later. This is not what happened here, as we still have no one to take responsibility for all of this damage.
NewsChannel 5 spoke to Alex Little previously, who is a former national security prosecutor in our area. He says that normally, in an explosion of this magnitude, the goal is to create as much collateral damage as possible and that includes a great loss of life.
The fact that we heard a warning beforehand makes Little believe that the reason was much more sophisticated.
“This thing went off around 6:30 am on Christmas morning. We have witnesses saying that there was no one there the night before, so this was something that was planned to happen this morning. So you have someone who has endeavored to make a recording, spend time and risk the bomb exploding to send this warning for 30 minutes before it explodes. So, this is not an impulsive thing. It took a lot of planning, ”said Little.
Little also said, “If you’re going to make an attack and don’t take credit for it, the person you’re going to attack knows why you are doing it.”
He says that investigators behind the scenes will have to examine all possible reasons behind this, including how it all relates to AT&T.
Little also mentioned that as an investigator, he would take a closer look at the surveillance video we have, where we can hear the message from the RV.
The video was posted from a Twitter and YouTube account that was created today and has no previous posts.
Little says you have to check if this was posted by someone involved in the bombing. NewsChannel 5 will bring more details as they become available, but Little says he is also keeping up to date with the latest information.
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