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Authorities are investigating possible links to terrorism and the identity of the man killed in the explosion.
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The images have already gone around the world. Hours after the car-ramming attack in New Orleans, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded late Wednesday near President-elect Donald Trump's hotel in Las Vegas, killing one person inside the vehicle and injuring seven others outside.
Forensic investigators say the back of the futuristic-looking van was stuffed with fireworks mortars and fuel cans.
Authorities said the person who rented the van with the Turo app in Colorado is known to them, but did not release his name.
-Authorities are also investigating a potential link to terrorism.
Videos captured at Telsa charging stations provided by CEO Elon Musk helped authorities track the vehicle's journey. He arrived in Las Vegas around 7:30 a.m. local time and went about an hour later to the valet area of the Trump International Hotel, where he stayed for 15 to 20 seconds before the explosion does not happen.
Musk: explosion not linked to vehicle
Tesla boss Elon Musk said Wednesday afternoon on X: “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 not related to the vehicle itself. All telemetry of the vehicle was positive at the time of the explosion.”
The billionaire recently became a member of Donald Trump's inner circle. He attended New Year's Eve at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago estate, a party which Donald Trump did not attend.
