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All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion,
he wrote
We have never viewed Tesla simply as a car company ... Instead, we have always viewed Musk and Tesla as a leading disruptive technology global player."
Daniel Ives, a financial analyst at Wedbush Securities, said in a reportThe vehicle largely contained the blast, directing it upwards, which limited damage to surrounding structures,
McMahill saidIt is with a heavy heart that we confirm that Wednesday's horrific attack in New Orleans and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas both involved vehicles rented on Turo."
Turo, the car-rental app that was used to rent the Cybertruck, said in a statement shared with Newsweek
The level of sophistication is not what we would expect from an individual with this type of military experience,
said Kenny Cooper, a special agent in charge for the the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself,
Musk wrote
We do not believe that either renter involved in the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks had a criminal background that would have identified them as a security threat,
the statement saidThis activity is related to the explosion in Las Vegas,
the FBI said on X, declining to provide further detailsWe are absolutely investigating any connectivity to what happened in New Orleans, as well as other attacks that have been occurring around the world,
McMahill said
Turo claims they do criminal background checks on people who rent the cars, but at the end of the day, it’s fairly easy to get approved,
the businessman saidIt’s my biggest fear. It's not worth it. 15 people dead in New Orleans. More hurt in Las Vegas,
he saidThat's another coincidence that absolutely, we have to continue to look into,
Las Vegas Metropolitan Sheriff Kevin McMahill said
The evil knuckleheads picked the wrong vehicle for a terrorist attack. Cybertruck actually contained the explosion and directed the blast upwards. Not even the glass doors of the lobby were broken,
he saidLaw enforcement currently believes it was most likely intentional."
Musk continued in a follow-up post ... He alsoThis man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could,
Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said at a news conference
This is a Tesla truck, and we know that Elon Musk is working with President-elect Trump, and it's the Trump Tower,
Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Wednesday when asked about possible connectionsOur number one goal is to ensure that we have the proper identification of the subject involved in this incident,
said Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent in charge for the FBI's Las Vegas office, on WednesdayThe first one where we saw the fire, the second one, I guess, was the battery or something like that, and the third was the big one that smoked the entire area and was the moment when everyone was told to evacuate and stay away,
Bruce said
He gave us a lot of information on how the vehicle was locked. And being able to capture all the video from the Tesla charging stations across the country."
He also personally thanked Tesla CEO Elon Musk, sayingAs 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,
he said during a news conference