Law enforcement has confirmed the cause of the Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day was caused by a bomb and/or large fireworks in the truck bed.
The incident, which took place at 8:40 a.m. local time, is being investigated as a possible terror attack.
Additionally, the Cybertruck was rented through the app Turo — the same company the terrorist in New Orleans used to rent the truck that he drove through a large crowd on Bourbon Street that had gathered to celebrate the new year.
#BREAKING BOTH the CyberTruck AND the WHITE
F-150 Ford Truck used in New Orleans Terror Attack were rented from the SAME PLACE!
BOTH rented through car rental marketplace TURO!#TURO pic.twitter.com/02ALyUXTYO
— In2ThinAir (@In2ThinAir) January 1, 2025
Fifteen people were killed in the New Orleans attack.
Seven people were injured in the Cybertruck explosion, and the driver was killed.
Four people believed to be connected to the New Orleans attack were caught on camera planting explosives.
#BREAKING: The Cybertruck explosion outside of Trump Tower in Las Vegas is now being investigated as a possible ACT OF TERR0R, per ABC News.
The driver is deceased, and 7 bystanders have been injured. pic.twitter.com/ngl2JyAHzE
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 1, 2025
Two unnamed sources told local station 8 News Now that investigators believe the explosion was “an intentional act and not an accident.”
The name of the driver has not been publicly released at the time of publishing.
“As you can imagine, with an explosion here on an iconic Las Vegas boulevard, we are taking all of the precautions that we need to take to keep our community safe,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said during a press conference. “We’re looking for secondary devices. We’re taking it slow and we are going to make sure that we remain safe in our community.”
McMahill has warned people to stay away from the area, though he does not believe there is an ongoing threat.
“But obviously a Cybertruck … the Trump hotel — there’s lots of questions that we have to answer as we move forward with that,” McMahill said.
The FBI is investigating.
The Gateway Pundit will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
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