Elon Musk Links Tesla Cybertruck and New Orleans Tragedy to Rising Terrorism Concerns

Tesla Cybertruck links with New Orleans Tragedy: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, claimed on Wednesday that the Cybertruck explosion and F-150 suicide bomb incidents may be connected and could be acts of terrorism.

A Tesla Cybertruck with what looked like fireworks inside caught fire and exploded outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, one dead and 7 injured, authorities say.

“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,” Elon Musk wrote in a post on X.

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Officials from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department said at a press conference one person died inside the truck. 7 people with minor injuries were taken to the hospital.

According to a county spokeswoman, the fire in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas was reported at 8:40 am (local time) on Wednesday.

A law enforcement official, speaking anonymously, revealed that the truck was rented through the Turo app and appeared to be carrying fireworks.

“I know you have a lot of questions,” Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent in charge for the FBI's Las Vegas office, told reporters. “We don't have a lot of answers.”

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President Biden was notified. Earlier today a driver plowed into a crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter on New Year’s Day, killing at least 10 people before being shot and killed by police.

“The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote in a statement on X, adding: "We've never seen anything like this.”

In Las Vegas, witness Ana Bruce, visiting from Brazil, said she heard three explosions.

“The first one where we saw the fire, the second one, I guess, was the battery or something like that, and the third was the big one that smoked the entire area and was the moment when everyone was told to evacuate and stay away,” Bruce said.

Alcides Antunes her travel companion showed her the video he took of the flames licking the sides of the truck.

The 64-story hotel is just off the Las Vegas Strip and across the street from the Fashion Show Las Vegas shopping mall.

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