Law enforcement believes the Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was an act of terrorism.
At least seven people were injured and the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck was killed when the blast happened in the valet lane under the hotel’s portico.
Elon Musk wrote on X that the explosion “appears likely to be an act of terrorism.”
“Both this Cybertruck and the F-150 suicide bomb in New Orleans were rented from Turo. Perhaps they are linked in some way,” Musk wrote on X.
Musk said his team has “confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself.”
PREVIOUS REPORT: Police and fire officials are investigating a Cybertruck fire and explosion Wednesday morning at the entrance to Trump International Hotel, just off the Las Vegas Strip.
The fire was reported just after 8:40 a.m. at 2000 Fashion Show Drive, according to the Clark County Fire Department’s PulsePoint app. The fire is out, according to the Metropolitan Police Department’s X social media account.
Fashion Show Drive is closed in both directions from Sammy Davis Jr. Drive to Las Vegas Blvd. South, according to the RTC X account.
Investigators are asking the public to avoid the area. Watch the moment the Cybertruck exploded:
🚨 #BREAKING: CCTV video has been released from the Cybertruck explosion at Trump Tower
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 1, 2025
THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT.
Clearly looks like fireworks exploding, and police are calling this an “active crime scene.”
What was their intent? pic.twitter.com/s4jDa46nbs
🚨 #BREAKING UPDATE: Police are now calling the Cybertruck explosion outside Trump Tower in Las Vegas an “ACTIVE CRIME SCENE.”
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 1, 2025
Multiple injuries are being reported as well.
Is someone trying to send a message? pic.twitter.com/Ty0RICpBv0
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