A photograph of Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, a suspected self-destruction vehicle in Nashville, released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. AP=Yonhap News
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On Christmas Day, there is a possibility that the self-destruction of a vehicle in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States, is a “lone wolf (spontaneous terrorist) terrorist”.
CNN reported on the 28th (local time) that he was alone, citing a neighbor of Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, who was allegedly accused of a self-destruction in Nashville, and made a remark suggesting the crime ahead of Christmas.
Rick Rod, who has been neighbors with Warner since 2010, told CNN that he had talked with Warner on the 21st. Rod said, “I’m’Hey Anthony, can Santa bring you anything good?’ Then Warner said,’Well, I’ll be more famous. I’m so famous that Nashville won’t forget me.’ Rod said that at the time, he thought something good was about to happen.
He said, “Let’s be clear. Warner and I weren’t friends,” he said. “None of my neighbors will find anyone who could be called Warner’s friends. He was just a’recluse’.”
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A view of downtown Nashville where the explosion occurred. AP=Yonhap News
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“Warner has lived here a long time,” said Steve Schmolt, who has lived in the same town as Warner since 2001. He didn’t get along well with others,” he said. “He was like a hermit.” He said that he was about to wave his hand when he met Warner.
“Warner was a good person and never showed unprofessional behavior,” said Steve Friedrich, president of Friedrich & Clark, where Warner worked as a computer engineer. Earlier this month, Warner said he would resign.
FBI agent Doug Konesky said the authorities are now interrogating his acquaintances to determine Warner’s motives. He added that the possibility of other criminals involved in the crime has not yet been confirmed.
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An explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas day. Reuters = Yonhap News
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The camping vehicle (RV) Warner boarded exploded in downtown Nashville around 6:30 am on the 25th. Just before the explosion, Petula Clark’s song’Downtown’ was played along with a mechanized woman’s voice telling them to evacuate, saying that a bomb would soon go off. After hearing the broadcast, the police ran around the nearby buildings and evacuated the residents. There were no deaths from the explosion, but eight people were injured, and more than 40 buildings, including AT&T, the world’s largest telecommunications company were damaged.
Investigating authorities believe that Warner did not commit the crime for the purpose of killing people, given that warning broadcasts were turned on in advance and the crime was caused in the early hours of no passers-by.
Reporter Lee Byung-jun [email protected]
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