A Tesla cybertruck exploded this Wednesday, January 1, in front of a hotel belonging to Donald Trump located in Las Vegas (Nevada). The authorities are investigating the possibility of a terrorist attack.
An end of the year and a first day of 2025 marred by dramatic events in the United States. A cybertruck, a vehicle from the American brand Tesla led by Elon Musk, exploded this Wednesday, January 1 at the foot of a hotel belonging to American President-elect Donald Trump.
The impressive images were quickly posted on social networks and relayed by American media including ABC, and the Dutch press agency BNO News.
On these, we see that the car explodes violently, releasing fireworks, potentially present within the vehicle.
The terrorist trail studied by the police
On ABC, Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas police indicated that the explosion, which preceded a fire at the foot of the Trump Hotel, took place “at 8:40 a.m.”.
“We were contacted after the detonation and then the smoke even spread within the establishment, since windows were blown out,” he declared, adding that the hypothesis of a terrorist act was studied.
Kevin McMahill also confirmed the death of one person, present in the vehicle at the time of the incident, as well as 7 people injured.
-The cordoned off neighborhood
Emergency services and the police quickly intervened before cordoning off the area for the purposes of the investigation.
Su X, Las Vegas police called on residents to avoid the area.
Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, for his part thanked the “Las Vegas firefighters as well as local law enforcement for their rapid response and professionalism.”
Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, for his part thanked the “Las Vegas firefighters as well as local law enforcement for their rapid response and professionalism.” Elon Musk, boss of Tesla, wrote to him that he had “never seen anything like this” regarding a car from his brand.
“The entire Tesla management team is currently investigating this matter. We will publish more information as soon as we know something,” he vowed on X, his social network.
This explosion comes in an extremely tense security context in the United States. Hours earlier, a terrorist attack occurred in New Orleans, where at least 10 people were killed and more than 35 injured.
