Before his death, the man who detonated a Christmas Day bomb in downtown Nashville sent out material about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said Saturday.
In a statement to The Associated Press, Jason Pack, special agent Jason Pack, said authorities were aware that the suspect was sending material that presented his views to various acquaintances across the country. “
Authorities said Anthony Warner(63) was responsible for the blast, which damaged dozens of buildings and injured several people. Warner died in the blast and officials did not disclose a motive.
Pack did not disclose additional details about what Warner’s packages contained, but he did ask anyone who may have received material from Warner to contact the FBI at 800-CALL-FBI.
The bombing took place on Christmas morning before the streets in the city center swarmed. Police responded to a report of shots being fired on Friday when they encountered the RV, eliminating a warning that a bomb would explode within 15 minutes. Inexplicably, the sound switched shortly after the explosion to a recording of Petula Clark’s 1964 hit “Downtown”.