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Investigators in Tennessee Blast Looking at Link to Suburban Nashville Home

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   U.S. authorities are continuing to investigate the Christmas Day
   vehicle explosion in the southern city of Nashville, Tennessee, looking
   for clues in a home about 18 kilometers from the blast site.

   Investigators suspect a link to a resident of the duplex in the suburb
   of Antioch. They say the person might have blown himself up in the
   recreational vehicle that had been parked in an area filled with
   country music bars and restaurants.

   But authorities are running down hundreds of tips about the blast and
   have not reached any conclusions about the explosion, which they have
   described as an "intentional act" and "deliberate bomb."

   The Friday morning blast damaged dozens of buildings and sent three
   people to the hospital with what police said were noncritical injuries.

   Neighbors near the home said a light-colored recreational vehicle like
   the one that blew up had been parked in the backyard for several
   months.

   Authorities say they have not found any evidence so far that point to
   other possible conspirators or threats of other explosions.

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