nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1 38Z1|||Nashville Blast Suspect Died In Explosion, Officials Say||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Authorities revealed that DNA testing shows the man believed to be the perpetrator of the Christmas incident died in the blast.

Nashville Police officers Brenna Hosey, left, and James Wells embrace after speaking at a news conference Sunday in Nashville. Hosey and Wells are part of a group of officers credited with evacuating people before an explosion took place in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning.

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Nashville Blast Suspect Died In Explosion, Officials Say

Authorities revealed that DNA testing shows the man believed to be the perpetrator of the Christmas incident died in the blast.

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