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Tesla Cybertruck explodes in front of Trump hotel: one dead
One person inside the vehicle died and seven others were slightly injured nearby. Elon Musk, boss of Tesla, says he has “never seen anything like this”.
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A Tesla Cybertruck, Elon Musk’s pickup truck, exploded Wednesday morning in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one person and lightly injuring seven others, local police said.
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“There is a deceased person inside the Cybertruck,” Las Vegas Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a news conference broadcast by ABC. The police officer also mentions seven people suffering from “minor injuries” following what he described as a “large explosion”.
“Never seen before”
Elon Musk, boss of Tesla and supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, declared on his social network X that his teams were investigating. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” he continued.
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Outgoing President Joe Biden was briefed on the explosion near the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, the White House said Wednesday.
In images posted on social networks, a gray Cybertruck electric vehicle, parked in front of the entrance to the hotel where the name “Trump” is displayed in large format, explodes in a huge cloud of smoke.
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“As you can imagine, with an explosion here on our iconic Las Vegas Boulevard, we are taking every precaution to keep our community safe,” said Kevin McMahill, the sheriff of this Nevada city, without providing any details. other details.
The police said they were investigating the causes of this explosion. American media, such as CBS, report that authorities are investigating a possible act of “terrorism”, citing anonymous sources.
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