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Terrorist attack in Nashville.

Croatoan

Croatoan

They/Them A-10 Warthog
This is a weird one yall. Apparently an RV exploded in front of some bars after warning people to leave the area for 20 minutes.



That is supposedly a video of the explosion.

This a synopsis of an eye witness account,

Okay, from an eye witness who lives on the street where the bomb went off. Her apartment was right across the street from the RV. This was from an interview on Nashville Channel 5.

Around 5:30am, they heard multiple gunshots, followed by more about 5 minutes later. She called 9/11 about it at 5:32. Just after that is when she heard the recording about the vehicle having a bomb over and over, and then around 6:00 the message changed to you have 15 minutes, 14 minutes, etc. She left when the counter was at 8 minutes. She said it was 20 minutes later when she started to head home when the bomb went off.

She wondered since the sound of the gunshots were so loud, and sounded exactly the same both times, if perhaps the gunshots were part of the recording.

She also can't figure if they targeting something specific, other than perhaps the AT&T building.
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Authorities believe it is an intentional attack.
www.tennessean.com

Nashville officials resolved to find bombing suspects, learn motive behind explosion

An explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning damaged buildings in the area of Second and Commerce and was felt miles away.
www.tennessean.com
 
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Croatoan

Croatoan

They/Them A-10 Warthog
Man this place is slow this morning. Police have confirmed that RV recording warned people to get away in the minutes before exploding.

How fucking bizarre. Insurance fraud? Branch Covidians taking out bars to appease their fear? What is this!
 
INC

INC

Member
Croatoan said:
Man this place is slow this morning. Police have confirmed that RV recording warned people to get away in the minutes before exploding.

How fucking bizarre. Insurance fraud? Branch Covidians taking out bars to appease their fear? What is this!
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Excuse for trump to lock down the street and call for martial law?

*grabs tin foil
 
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Flame_alchemist

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poppabk

poppabk

Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
If not for it being real it sounds like an advanced Kevin Mccalister prank.
 
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Taxexemption

Member
I don't get it, why blow up an AT&T building? I guess some interesting information could come out, maybe something bad happens in that building, or something intelligence related. Seems like a weird target. I think it's kinda cool that they chose a time when people were not likely to be there. I'll be real interested in finding out what the motive was.
 
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Taxexemption said:
I don't get it, why blow up an AT&T building? I guess some interesting information could come out, maybe something bad happens in that building, or something intelligence related. Seems like a weird target. I think it's kinda cool that they chose a time when people were not likely to be there. I'll be real interested in finding out what the motive was.
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www.theatlantic.com

Something in the Air

The coronavirus pandemic is sparking baseless theories about the dangers of 5G. But the fear that wireless technology is slowly killing us isn’t new—and it doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon.
www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com

www.vox.com

How the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory went from fringe to mainstream

Despite what the internet might be telling you, cellphones did not cause the Covid-19 pandemic.
www.vox.com www.vox.com
 
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crozier

Member
Well, they warned potential victims to vacate before the bomb went off...which means it wasn’t Jihad. My guess is pasty white, freckled Antifa-types.
 
DragoonKain

DragoonKain

Neighbours from Hell
Could be Antifa, though they're usually about boasting in public to get notoriety. Antifa is very loud and public about their stuff because they're proud and think they're making change.

Car bomb feels like either lone wolf to me or small group or plotters. But who knows, I could see anyone from any side being responsible for this. Could be a disgruntled ex employee who got fired and has no political agenda.
 
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Taxexemption

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peso said:
www.theatlantic.com

Something in the Air

The coronavirus pandemic is sparking baseless theories about the dangers of 5G. But the fear that wireless technology is slowly killing us isn’t new—and it doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon.
www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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I'm pressing X to doubt. I can't imagine there is a legit group of Neo-Luddites who are like,


"We need to end the scourge of technological progress by blowing up an AT&T building,"


I have some neo-luddite sympathies, but the amount of people that even consider the idea that technological progress might be bad is so miniscule it feels non-existent.


Edit: If it was antifa I would expect it to have been a bank, or a government building.
 
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Melon

Melon

Banned
It's also entirely possible that this was a test bombing tbh and that the real target is something else. With that said, however, not a whole lot is known right now, so it's basically all just speculation at this point until either more shit happens or the police release more info.
 
AJUMP23

AJUMP23

Parody of actual AJUMP23
Thanks for the updates. Good consolidation of information.

ATT has also gone down in parts of the south. I have lost my coverage and I do not live close to Nashville.
 
LordCBH

LordCBH

Member
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but the building it was parked in front of was the AT&T data center for the region. All the 911 lines are down, BNA is basically shut down, and all ATT services are basically fucked.
The blast rocked my apartment complex this morning and I’m about 10 miles away.
 
LordCBH

LordCBH

Member
AJUMP23 said:
Thanks for the updates. Good consolidation of information.

ATT has also gone down in parts of the south. I have lost my coverage and I do not live close to Nashville.
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yeah the major data center for the region took the blast, and with all the water line breaks and all the damage, it’s gonna take time for them to get in there (or even let in there since downtown is closed now). I imagine ATT is working furiously to try and get as many services switched over to other data centers.
 
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infinitys_7th

Member
Jada said:
Expect incidents like to multiply as the MAGA ferals become more inconsolable over Trump’s loss. I anticipate violence in this country exploding after Biden is sworn in.

I think this was targeted towards that AT&T building and not civilians. Looking at the damage, it is obvious this could have been a mass casualty event, but that doesn’t appear to have been its intent.

Stay safe.
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All that MAGA violence over the past 4 years. . .wait, that was all Democrats and Progressives that caused billions in damage across the country.
 
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VibratingPeripheral

Banned
Server, data storage, secure communication lines, and a super computer taken out of commission. Offensive and defensive cyber weapons lost.

CIA is taking out military intel capabilities or military is taking out CIA communications. One side is pissed that their technology was stolen and repurposed.

One group is now degraded to the point that they have to use HAM radios to organize.

1) Was Gina Haspel pissed that she was water-boarded in November?

2) Was the data hub aligned with the NSA and Delta Force?

3) Was China using this site in conjunction with foreign nationals as a dead drop.

4) Was this a facility monitoring financial data from China?

5) Would this operation deter people who were thinking about ordering Delta Force to dismantle FiveEyes surveillance infrastructure?
 
DragoonKain

DragoonKain

Neighbours from Hell
DarkestHour said:
Bunch of morons if you think this was “antifa”. Maybe Reset is right and this site is littered with a bunch of Trumper dimwits.
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I don’t think it is, it doesn’t fit their MO, but the only thing moronic would be to completely rule anything out. It could be antifa. I mean they tried to derail a train earlier this year and have destroyed businesses all year long, and they hate big corporations. To say there’s no way this could be antifa is no less ignorant than automatically assuming it is.
 
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Flame_alchemist

Banned
DragoonKain said:
I don’t think it is, it doesn’t fit their MO, but the only thing moronic would be to completely rule anything out. It could be antifa. I mean they tried to derail a train earlier this year and have destroyed businesses all year long, and they hate big corporations. To say there’s no way this could be antifa is no less ignorant than automatically assuming it is.
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If it was antifa they would have screaming it was them from a megaphone. So definitely not them.
 
belmarduk

belmarduk

Member
The ideology of the terrorists is not as important as catching them. I hope law enforcement is diligent in this case as casualties could've been much worse. Maybe they did this shit on Christmas because of a lack of law enforcement today... or rather all the cops are busy trying to catch speeders rather than terrorists.
 
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