<p>Tesla CEO <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/elon-musk-had-secret-talks-with-putin-report-23418128" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Elon Musk</a> on Wednesday (local time) alleged a possible link between the explosion of a Cybertruck outside the Trump international Hotel in Las Vegas and a similar attack in New Orleans, as both vehicles were rented from the same car rental site named Turo, ANI reported.</p>
<p>Musk said on X, "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."</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Appears likely to be an act of terrorism. <br /><br />Both this Cybertruck and the F-150 suicide bomb in New Orleans were rented from Turo. Perhaps they are linked in some way. <a href="https://t.co/MM6ehJO3SG">https://t.co/MM6ehJO3SG</a></p>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1874587141491335237?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">January 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>The explosion in Las Vegas killed one person and left seven injured, as per CNN report, ANI cited.</p>
<p>The Tesla CEO clarified on X that the explosion was caused by fireworks or a bomb carried in the bed of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/at-least-66-people-killed-after-truck-plunges-into-river-in-southern-ethiopia-23456069" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">rented Cybertruck</a> and not by the vehicle itself, ANI cited.</p>
<p>He also noted that the truck had been rented from Turo, suspecting a connection with the New Orleans attack, where a suspect rammed into a crowd during New Year's festivities with a Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck rented from the same site, ANI reported CNN.</p>
<p>"We have now 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," Musk wrote on X.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: The Cybertruck explosion at Trump Tower in Las Vegas was &ldquo;intentional&rdquo; according to law enforcement and is being investigated as a &ldquo;potential act of terrorism&rdquo;<br /><br />Elon Musk has also confirmed the explosions were caused by large fireworks or bombs, not the vehicle itself <a href="https://t.co/v1EzP6gBcL">pic.twitter.com/v1EzP6gBcL</a></p>
&mdash; America (@america) <a href="https://twitter.com/america/status/1874585613988688263?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">January 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>According to CNN, Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said a vehicle fire was reported at the hotel just after 8:40 am. Crews arrived to find a 2024 Cybertruck engulfed in flames, he said.</p>
<p>"There is one deceased individual inside the Cybertruck and I don't know whether it is a male or a female at this time," McMahill said, ANI cited.</p>
<p>Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent in charge of the FBI in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/hollywood-news/article/adele-confirms-end-of-las-vegas-residency-there-are-no-other-shows-23422675" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Las Vegas</a>, also confirmed that his team is currently involved in the investigation.</p>
<p>According to US officials, the explosives in the Cybertruck were fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel, which were connected to detonation system controlled by the driver, ANI cited.</p>
<p>Authorities are exploring any <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/as-mumbai-air-quality-worsens-citizens-ask-why-no-poor-air-alerts-like-rain-or-floods-23454763" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">link between the explosion and the attack in New Orlean</a>s, where a suspect rammed into a crowd with a truck rented on Turo, killing 15 people.</p>
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