Tennessee Highway Shut Down Over Suspicious Box Truck Amid Massive Police Presence
No explosives found
Update at 5 p.m. ET: No explosives were found in the box truck, authorities said.
One man was detained for questioning, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Captain Scott Moore told FOX17. A minor was in the vehicle.
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Police have blocked off a section of Highway 231S in Lebanon, Tennessee, while investigating a white box truck nearby.
It’s not clear if the truck was connected to the RV that exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day.
The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the closure on Twitter.
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Posted at 3:36 PM, Dec 27, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-27 16:42:38-05
UPDATE: Officials say there were no explosives in the truck. The investigation is continuing, and we ll update this story as soon as more information is released.
Authorities in Tennessee have detained the driver of a white box truck that was playing audio in a situation that was similar to what happened in Nashville on Christmas morning. Sheriffâs deputies in Rutherford and Wilson Counties are investigating a box truck parked at a convenience store playing audio similar to what was heard before the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville, a post by the Rutherford County Sheriff s Office states. The driver traveled from Rutherford County into Wilson County where he was stopped by deputies and detained. As a precaution, nearby residents were evacuated during the active investigation.
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Updated: 27 Dec 2020, 21:07
A TENNESSEE highway was sealed off as cops responded to reports of a truck telling people to evacuate via a PA system - just two days after the Nashville Christmas Day bombing.
On Sunday afternoon the Wilson County Sheriff s Office tweeted: Highway 231 South from the Cedars of Lebanon State Park to Richmond Shop road is currently shut down due to a suspicious vehicle.
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Police sealed off a portion of Highway 213 following reports of a truck playing a recording from a PACredit: PT News Network
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Images show a white truck on the empty road surrounded by police carsCredit: PT News Network