Billionaire Tesla owner Elon Musk has revealed ‘a bomb or very large fireworks’ caused the explosion outside the front doors of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
Wednesday’s Cybertruck explosion is ‘likely an act of terrorism’, Musk said, occurring just hours after a terror attack in New Orleans which left 15 people dead.
According to Fox5, several agencies are now investigating whether there is a link between the two attacks.
The $80,000 car – made by Trump ally Musk‘s company Tesla – was seen in a fiery blaze outside the front revolving doors of the hotel, killing one and injuring seven at around 9am, according to Las Vegas police.
By Wednesday afternoon, Musk revealed the explosion was caused by ‘a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck’ or ‘very large fireworks.’
He said the explosion was not caused by or related to the vehicle itself, and it’s understood the unnamed driver had rented the truck using Turo.
‘Law enforcement currently believes it was most likely intentional,’ he added.
‘Both this Cybertruck and the F-150 suicide bomb in New Orleans were rented from Turo. Perhaps they are linked in some way.’