Video of the exact moment of the Tesla car explosion near Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas

The video of the moment when a Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicle
exploded at the entrance to Trump Towershotel of the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump. It is believed that this event, which occurred on January 1, could be a terrorist act.

“The electric vehicle stopped in front of the glass entrance of the Trump International Hotel before a ‘large explosion’ occurred,” the sheriff of vegasKevin McMahill.

A video shows the stainless steel van-type vehicle parked at the hotel entrance before becoming engulfed in flames, followed by small explosions.

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McMahill added that there was “one deceased individual inside” the vehicle and seven minor injuries. He stated that in the back of the vehicle there was gasoline, cans of camping fuel, as well as “large pyrotechnic mortars.”

Elon Musk, head of the Tesla company, He said the explosion was “caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb,” in the cargo space of the Cybertruck, adding that it was “not related to the vehicle itself.”

Trump, who backed Trump’s presidential campaign and was named to lead a government spending-cutting commission, said he would release more details “as soon as we know something.”

The president Joe Biden He was informed of the explosion and instructed his team to offer the necessary federal assistance.

They are investigating whether it had a link to the attack in New Orleans

On the same day, a massive accident in New Orleans It left 15 dead, according to the latest toll released by the FBI. At a press conference, President Biden said that authorities were investigating “any possible connection” to this attack.

For his part, McMahill made reference to what happened in New Orleans but did not point out any explicit relationship between the two events.

“We are taking all necessary precautions to keep our community safe,” he said, adding that the hotel had been evacuated.

FBI agent Jeremy Schwartz, on the other hand, described the incident in Las Vegas as “isolated.”
“We don’t think there are a ton of people out there supporting this or helping this,” Schwartz said.

He added that the FBI’s joint anti-terrorism task force was conducting an investigation with two main objectives: confirming the identity of the subject involved in this incident and determining “whether or not it was an act of terrorism.”

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