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Nashville bomber to neighbour: The world is 'never going to forget me'

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Investigators walk near the scene of an explosion Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The explosion that shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning shattered windows, damaged buildings and left several people wounded. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The man who planted a bomb in Nashville on Christmas told a neighbour days earlier that, "Nashville and the world is never going to forget me."

Now that investigators have identified Anthony Quinn Warner they are trying to learn his motive.

David Rausch of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says hundreds of tips have been submitted to law enforcement agencies in the past few days.

Warner died in his own blast.

The explosion injured three people and severely damaged dozens of downtown buildings.

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