Nashville Explosion Suspect Dies at Scene... Possible Attack Targeting 5G Communications

Suspected Attack Targeting Telecom Company AT&T
Suspect Believed to Use 5G Network as Surveillance Tool

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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The suspect in the large vehicle explosion that occurred on Christmas Day in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, has been confirmed dead at the scene.

On the 27th (local time), according to U.S. media, the Nashville Police Chief announced that Anthony Quinn Warner, identified as the suspect, died at the scene of the incident.

Immediately after the incident, the police authorities discovered remains at the scene and confirmed the identity.

The authorities focused on the fact that the incident occurred in a camper parked in front of the telecommunications company AT&T building and have been tracking connections to the crime. John Cooper, Mayor of Tennessee, also mentioned at a press conference that morning that the AT&T building appeared to have been the target of the attack.

The AT&T building near the explosion site was used as the central office of a telephone exchange equipped with network equipment.

Due to the explosion, AT&T services were partially disrupted in some areas of Tennessee and Kentucky, and flight operations at a nearby international airport were also suspended.

In this regard, Nashville's WSMV broadcast reported, citing sources, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating whether Warner, the suspect, held the belief that "5G networks are tools for spying on Americans."

In fact, a local real estate agent who had previously employed Warner said that FBI agents asked him that day whether "Warner had paranoia about 5G."

Warner was known as a technician who solved various internet-related problems and reportedly had no special issues with people around him.

It is also suspicious that Warner transferred ownership of his Nashville home, valued at $160,000 last month, to a 29-year-old woman living in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, on the same day, police authorities responded to a report that music similar to that which had been playing from the exploded camper was heard from a camper parked on a nearby road in Nashville and conducted a search.

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