Authorities in Las Vegas are investigating the New Year’s Day Tesla Cybertruck explosion at the Trump International Hotel as a “possible act of terror,” ABC News has confirmed.
Footage of the incident, which left the driver of the electric vehicle dead and seven others injured, shows a load of “fireworks-style mortars” exploding into several bursts after the truck ignited, the outlet reported:
While the fire has been put out, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the public should stay away from the area, and they are treating the explosion like a possible criminal act and a possible act of terror.
“We believe everything is safe now,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in a statement obtained by ABC, adding that “we don’t know what we don’t know.”
Acting special agent in charge of the FBI in Las Vegas, Jeremy Schwartz, confirmed that his team is…
