FBI says Nashville bombing was not an act of terrorism

Debris from the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville.
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With "a significant portion" of its investigation finished, the FBI on Monday said it has determined Anthony Warner detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day in order to die by suicide, not to commit an act of terror.

Warner, 63, died after detonating an explosive device inside his RV. The bombing also damaged at least 40 buildings and disrupted communications in the region. The FBI said it has sifted through more than 3,000 pounds of evidence from the blast site, reviewed 2,500 tips, and conducted over 250 interviews, and agents are confident that Warner acted entirely on his own.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.