Subj : Nashville Explosion
To   : All
From : Bob Roberts
Date : Sat Dec 26 2020 12:20:20

By now I'm sure everyone is aware of the Explosion in Nashville on Christmas Day morning.  The event is unique because the it originated from a parked RV which played recorded messages over loudspeakers for 30 minutes prior to the explosion.

From what I've gathered so far:

- The RV showed up around 1:00am on Christmas morning based on traffic camera footage released by police.
- It parked in front of an AT&T switching / data center in a touristy area of Nashville, which was thankfully deserted on Christmas morning.
- Early in the morning the RV played a recording of automatic gunfire, the gunfire recording repeated at least 3 times.  As reported by a woman who lived across the street and called the police.
- Following the recording of gunfire a recording played in a man's voice stating "This vehicle will explode in 15 minutes." Then played over and over as a count down.  The woman left with her family at T-11 minutes.
- Other eyewitnesses and a video posted on Twitter show the recording switching to "This area must be evacuated now.  If you can hear this message, evacuate now."  
- The RV then exploded causing widespread damage to buildings and the area.  
- Nashville police report the finding of human remains.

The recording was clearly designed to attract police attention and move people away from the area.  Was it simply an elaborate suicide?  A diversion tactic?  An attempt to take out regional communications?  

AT&T internet, and 911 services were disrupted for much of the day across several immediate states. Airtraffic at Nashville airport was shutdown due to connectivity issues for flight control infrastructure.  

Bob Roberts
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