Biden said the link between the terrorist attack in New Orleans and the Las Vegas bombing has been verified

American intelligence agencies have begun to study the version of the connection between the terrorist attack in New Orleans and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck near the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. This was announced on January 1 by American President Joe Biden during his speech, which was broadcast on the official YouTube channel of the White House.

"We are following the situation with the explosion of the Cybertruck pickup truck <...> law enforcement and intelligence agencies are also investigating this case, including whether there is any possible connection to the attack in New Orleans," - said the head of the White House.

The president also specified that he instructed his team to provide all necessary assistance in the investigation of the Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas and to ensure that all resources are available to federal state and local authorities.

In addition, Biden said that hours before the attack, the perpetrator of the terrorist attack in New Orleans published a video on the Web, where he threatened people and expressed a "desire to kill." The American leader added that the man talked about his "inspiration" of ISIS ("Islamic State", a terrorist group banned in Russia).

"The FBI also informed me that hours before the attack, he published a video on social media indicating that he was inspired by ISIS," the president said.

According to the FBI, the perpetrator of the attack was born in Texas and was a veteran of the US military.

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There are dead and wounded

On New Year's Eve in New Orleans, a truck struck a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, then the driver got out and started shooting. Law enforcement returned fire and eliminated him. According to the latest reports, the death toll in the truck collision with people in New Orleans has risen to 15.

The FBI specified that two police officers were wounded in the shooting, and explosive devices were found at the scene of the tragedy. It is preliminarily established that most of the victims are locals, not tourists. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russians, tentatively, were not injured in the incident in New Orleans.

On the same day, a Tesla Cybertruck electric car caught fire near the tower of US President-elect Donald Trump in Las Vegas. Eyewitnesses reported the sounds of explosions and the evacuation of the building. The Associated Press later reported that the incident left one person dead and seven injured. According to US entrepreneur Ilon Musk, the Cybertruck explosion was caused by very large fireworks or a bomb that was in the vehicle.