据报道，当地时间12月25日早晨6时30分左右，美国田纳西州纳什维尔市中心发生爆炸，附近部分建筑受损。截至目前，已有3人因爆炸受伤被送往医院，暂时无人处于危急状态。

对于事件详情，当地警方和应急人员还在调查中，目前透露出的信息是，爆炸可能是一起与可疑车辆有关的“蓄意行动”。

“这起爆炸是为了制造混乱和恐惧。”纳什维尔市市长库珀说，该市将在爆炸发生地附近实施宵禁。

警方称在发生爆炸的区域发现人体残骸，目前尚不清楚这些遗骸是否与爆炸有关。当地官员表示，将对发现的人体残骸进行检查。

An early morning explosion has rocked the U.S. city of Nashville, Tennessee. Three are being treated for non-critical injuries after a recreational vehicle (RV) exploded in the downtown area. The police said the explosion was "an intentional act."

"This morning's attack on our community was intended to create chaos and fear in this season of peace and hope. But Nashvillians have proven time and time again that the spirit of our city cannot be broken," Mayor John Cooper said at a news conference after issuing a curfew for the area.

Flights out of Nashville airport were halted because of telecommunications issues associated with explosion downtown.

Two law enforcement officials told the Associated Press that human remains were found in the vicinity of the explosion. It was unclear how the remains were related to the explosion or whether they might belong to the person believed to be responsible or a victim.

"We have found tissue that we believe could be remains, but we'll have that examined and let you know at that time," Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said said, adding that police could not say whether it potentially came from someone inside the RV.

案发现场视频显示，纳什维尔市中心街道因爆炸引起大火并伴随着浓烟，破碎的树木和玻璃遍地，有3辆汽车被火焰完全吞没。

纳什维尔警察局局长约翰·德雷克说，警方当天清晨得知事发区域有枪声，于是前往调查，听到街边一辆停着的房车传出录音警告声，“炸弹将在15分钟后爆炸”。

爆炸还波及了美国电话电报公司（AT&T）的一栋办公楼，已导致纳什维尔周边大范围通讯中断。

据联邦调查局前副局长安德鲁·麦凯布介绍，联邦调查局对待如此规模的爆炸事件，通常会视为“可能的恐怖主义行为”加以调查。

The Christmas Day blast, which rocked the heart of America's country music capital, came just moments after officers responded to reports of gunfire in the area and discovered the RV parked outside a downtown office tower at about 6 a.m. CST (1200 GMT).

Police heard a recorded voice warning that a "bomb would detonate in 15 minutes," Nashville Police Chief John Drake told reporters later.

The message, later broadcast on local media, said "This area must be evacuated now. This area must be evacuated now. If you can hear this message, evacuate now. If you can hear this message, evacuate now."

The blast sent black smoke and flames billowing from buildings, restaurants and shops, among which is a building owned by AT&T that lies one block from the company's office tower, a landmark in downtown.

Andrew McCabe, a former deputy FBI director, told CNN an explosion of this size would be investigated as a possible act of terrorism, whether domestic or international.

Police did not offer a possible motive for the apparent bombing. McCabe said police may have been the target of the explosion given they were called to the scene beforehand.

当地警方也将房车照片发布在社交媒体上，说这辆房车当天凌晨1时22分驶抵现场，清晨6时30分左右爆炸。

Below are images of the aftermath of the early Christmas Day explosion. The Metro Nashville Police Department also posted a photo of the vehicle on its Twitter feed and said that the vehicle had arrived in the area at 1:22 a.m.

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