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Explosion Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Sparks Investigation; FBI Probes Possible Link to New Orleans Attack
Explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas raises alarm just hours after a deadly truck attack in New Orleans. Tesla Cybertruck involved, but CEO Elon Musk confirms the blast was unrelated to the vehicle itself.
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by News Desk
2025-01-02
Explosion Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Sparks Investigation; FBI Probes Possible Link to New Orleans Attack

Las Vegas: A vehicle explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas has prompted a federal investigation into potential links with an earlier truck attack in New Orleans.

Videos captured by witnesses showed the vehicle engulfed in flames outside the hotel’s entrance. The blast occurred just hours after a truck rammed into crowds of New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill confirmed that the vehicle involved in the Las Vegas incident was a rented Tesla Cybertruck. He said the explosion was likely caused by large fireworks or a bomb stored in the truck bed. Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated on X (formerly Twitter) that the incident was unrelated to the Cybertruck itself, citing positive telemetry data at the time of the explosion.

The explosion resulted in one fatality inside the vehicle and seven minor injuries. Two of the injured were transported to nearby hospitals. Authorities evacuated the Trump Hotel as a precaution, relocating guests to another facility.

The FBI’s special agent in charge, Jeremy Schwartz, said it was too early to determine whether the explosion was an act of terrorism. “Our goal is to establish the facts and determine if this incident is connected to the New Orleans attack,” he added.

Both the Las Vegas Cybertruck and the New Orleans vehicle were rented through the car-sharing service Turo. A spokesperson for Turo stated that neither renter had a criminal background or posed an apparent security threat.

Sheriff McMahill revealed that the Cybertruck arrived at the Trump Hotel at 8:40 am local time. Within four minutes of the fire being reported, Las Vegas firefighters extinguished the flames.

Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organisation, confirmed the incident in a post on X, stating that all guests and staff were safely evacuated.

The FBI continues to investigate both incidents, and a monitoring team is working to identify possible motives and connections between the two events.
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