NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Officials continue to assess the damage to the building caused by the Christmas Day bombing as law enforcement officials gave the media the first opportunity Thursday to investigate the Nashville downtown explosion site.
The photos show blown-out windows, rubbish spilling from buildings to sidewalks and a dark crater where the bomb went off directly.
On this Tuesday, December 29, 2020, file photos are littering the sidewalks in front of buildings damaged during an explosion on Christmas Day in Nashville, Tennessee (AP Photo / Mark Humphrey)
“Our priority is to try to weaken residents and businesses and Metro is working to get business owners and residents back to their properties as quickly as possible and to assist those who have lost their jobs,” Mayor John Cooper said earlier. told reporters that day. .
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City officials hoped to complete their assessment of the structural damage to the 41 buildings affected by Thursday.
The same day, the FBI announced on social media that two missing cats, Martin and Molly, had been reunited with their owners after one was found under blankets on a bed and the other on top of a closet.
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In this December 29, 2020 file photo, debris remains on the sidewalk in front of buildings that were damaged during an explosion on Christmas Day in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo / Mark Humphrey, File)
Government Bill Lee has asked the White House for an emergency declaration to release money and resources for businesses affected. The federal government is reviewing the request.
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The blast, which took place in the heart of Nashville’s historic downtown, killed the bomber, injuring several people and damaging dozens of buildings. Federal officials are continuing their investigation into the motive of the man who identified them as the bomber, 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner.