Re: Las Vegas police looking for links between Cybertruck blast and New Orleans attack

In <[email protected]> Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
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> https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/police-investigating-vehicle-explosion-
> trump-hotel-las-vegas/story?id=117252987
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> Authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion on Wednesday
> outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel in Nevada as a possible act of terror,
> law enforcement officials said.
>
> Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
> told reporters that investigators were looking into any possible
> connections to the deadly attack in New Orleans earlier Wednesday but had
> not yet discovered any.
>
> The driver of the Cybertruck pulled into the valet area of the hotel and
> the vehicle exploded, according to an official. The driver was killed and,
> so far, is the only fatality from the incident. Seven bystanders had minor
> injuries, authorities said.
>
> McMahill said the truck was in front of the hotel for 15 to 20 seconds
> before it exploded. He said that it was rented in Colorado and license
> plate readers caught it arriving in Las Vegas Wednesday morning.
>
> The sheriff said Tesla CEO Elon Musk helped the investigation by having
> the truck unlocked after it auto-locked in the blast and giving
> investigators video of the suspect at charging stations along its route
> from Colorado to Las Vegas.
>
> Video played at the news conference showed a load of fireworks-style
> mortars, gasoline cans and camping fuel canisters in the back of the
> truck.
>
> Multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News that the Cybertruck that
> exploded in Las Vegas was rented on Turo -- the same app sources said was
> used to rent the pickup truck used in the deadly attack in New Orleans.
>
> ABC has reached out to Turo for comment but has gotten no response.
>
> As police continue to investigate, McMahill said police the explosion was
> an “isolated incident” and that “there is no further threat to the
> community. He also said police do not believe anyone was helping the Las
> Vegas suspect.
>
> "We believe everything is safe now," McMahill said.
>
> The property is the subject of frequent threats and heightened security
> given its connection to President-elect Donald Trump.
>
> Musk, a close ally of Trump, said on Wednesday afternoon that the "whole
> Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now."
>
> "Will post more information as soon as we learn anything," Musk wrote on
> X, which he also owns. "We’ve never seen anything like this."
>
> Musk later posted on X: "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." It's not known
> if Musk's claim has been independently verified.
>
> An official briefed on the investigation told ABC News “this was not a
> lithium battery” blast, as some have speculated online. There have been
> instances in the past of battery compartments in Tesla vehicles
> spontaneously catching fire.
>
> Trump's son Eric Trump, the executive vice president of the Trump
> Organization, posted on social media about the incident.
>
> "Earlier today, a reported electric vehicle fire occurred in the porte
> cochère of Trump Las Vegas," he wrote. "The safety and well-being of our
> guests and staff remain our top priority. We extend our heartfelt
> gratitude to the Las Vegas Fire Department and local law enforcement for
> their swift response and professionalism."
>
> The hotel also issued a statement on X suggesting the car involved was
> electric.
>
> "Earlier today a reported electric vehicle fire occurred in the porte
> cochère of Trump Las Vegas," the hotel wrote. "The safety & well-being of
> our guests and staff remain our top priority. We extend our gratitude to
> the Las Vegas Fire Department and local law enforcement for their swift
> response."
>
> President Joe Biden has been briefed on the fire and explosion near the
> Trump International Hotel Las Vegas and has directed his team to offer any
> federal assistance needed, the White House said.

Figures.  The driver is probably a queer from the pot-addled queer-embracing state of Colorado.  

Pot fucks up your brain, queers fuck up your ass.