FBI Announced That the Nashville Christmas Bombing Was Not an Act of Terrorism
The man who detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning was carrying out a plan to die by suicide and was not attempting to commit a terrorist attack, the FBI announced Monday. The FBI’s report is the most comprehensive explanation yet of the motives of 63-year-old Anthony Warner, who died in the blast.
In a news release, the FBI said it has completed a “significant portion” of its investigation into the blast and concluded that Warner acted alone in the building and detonating the device. The bureau reviewed over 3,000 pounds of evidence from the blast site, sorted through more than 2,500 tips, and conducted more than 250 interviews.
The FBI said Warner’s actions were “determined to not be related to terrorism,” adding that their analysis did not reveal an intent to cause social or political change or to resolve a personal grievance.
