US authorities investigate the explosion this Wednesday of a vehicle in front of the ‘Trump Hotel’ in Las Vegas (USA), as a possible terrorist actas reported by ABC News. In the explosion, which occurred at 08:40 local time (16:40 GMT), The driver of the vehicle died and seven people were injured.
The vehicle in question a Tesla Cybertruck, He had parked in the valet area of the hotel and immediately afterwards it exploded without the cause being yet known.
A source cited by ABC News indicated that the vehicle had inside “a load of fireworks-type mortars.” However, investigators are now focusing on determining whether the driver intended to cause an explosion and the possible motive.
Until the cause of the explosion is determined, The authorities consider it a possible terrorist act. The event occurred hours after a man killed at least ten people and injured dozens in an attack in New Orleans, when he ran over a crowd celebrating the New Year with his vehicle.
Elon Musk’s reaction
For his part, the owner of Tesla, Elon Musk, has assured that the explosion has been caused by a bomb or high caliber pyrotechnics. “We have confirmed that the explosion was caused by high-caliber pyrotechnics and/or a bomb transported in the trunk of the rented Cybertruck.”
Musk has assured that the explosion “is not related to the vehicle itself” and that “all vehicle telemetry was normal at the time of the explosion.” He said: “It seems likely that it was an act of terrorism.”
Another attack in New Orleans
The explosion occurred hours after a man killed at least 10 people and injured dozens in an attack in New Orleans, when he drove his vehicle into a crowd celebrating the New Year.
Musk has highlighted that both the New Orleans and Las Vegas vehicles were rented through the ‘Turo’ application.
