Cybertruck Blast Near Trump Vegas Hotel Probed for Terrorism

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An investigator photographs a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump Las Vegas hotel on Jan. 1.

Photographer: Wade Vandervort/AFP/Getty Images

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Authorities are investigating a Tesla Inc. Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday as a potential act of terror, including whether there’s any connection to a truck rampage in New Orleans that killed at least 15 people.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a 2024 Cybertruck pulled up to the glass entrance doors of the Trump hotel and smoke then appeared from the vehicle before a large explosion.