nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Explosion In Downtown Nashville Believed To Be Intentional, Police Say||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Residents from miles away report feeling and hearing the blast, which happened around 6:30 a.m. on Christmas Day. Police say the explosion was linked to a vehicle.