Retired FBI agent discusses Nashville bombing
Stephen Burmeister, a retired supervisory special agent for the FBI, joined CBSN to discuss what investigators have learned about the Nashville Christmas bombing and a possible motive.
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Stephen Burmeister, a retired supervisory special agent for the FBI, joined CBSN to discuss what investigators have learned about the Nashville Christmas bombing and a possible motive.
The FBI has identified 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner as the Nashville bomber but there are still questions about his motive. CBS News’ Mola Lenghi has more.
Federal investigators have identified Anthony Quinn Warner as a person of interest in the Nashville bombing on Christmas Day. The FBI said Sunday that human remains found at the scene belong to Warner. Mola Lenghi reports.
The FBI and Nashville authorities on Sunday confirmed the suspect in the Christmas Day blast died in the bombing. "We can tell you Anthony Warner is the person believed to be responsible for this horrible crime," said Nashville Metro police chief John Drake on Sunday afternoon. Watch the press conference.
Frank Figliuzzi, the former assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, says the explosion was "quite likely" a suicide bombing.
The FBI and Nashville authorities said Saturday that they were still searching through the massive crime scene after a Christmas Day explosion. There is no indication of additional explosive threats, FBI Special Agent in Charge Doug Korneski said at a press conference Saturday. Watch the press conference.
Nashville Police Chief John Drake and officials from the FBI and ATF held a briefing Friday on the explosion that tore through downtown Nashville early Christmas morning. Drake said police had been called to the scene before the blast and found an RV with a recording warning that a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes. Watch the full briefing here.
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