Las Vegas police sheriff says no link between Tesla explosion and IS

The connection between the explosion of an electric car Tesla Cybertruck near the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas and IS terrorists ("Islamic State", a terrorist group banned in Russia) has not been established. This was announced on January 1 by Sheriff Kevin McMahill at a press conference, which was broadcast on the Youtube channel of the Las Vegas police.

"We have no indication of that here in Las Vegas. There's no IG flag, for example, like we saw in New Orleans. But again, we are investigating all aspects of what happened," he said.

McMahill also said police officers were "alarmed" by a possible link between the attack and US businessman Ilon Musk, who owns the Cybertruck manufacturing company, or US President-elect Donald Trump, who owns the hotel where the explosion occurred.

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There are dead and wounded

On the same day, a Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicle caught fire near US President-elect Donald Trump's tower 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.

Tesla has launched an investigation into what happened. According to Ilon Musk, the Cybertruck explosion was caused by very large fireworks or a bomb that was in the back of the car. He also called the car explosion a terrorist attack and emphasized that the strength of the pickup truck's material prevented more damage from the explosion.

U.S. President Joe Biden said during an official address that he has instructed his team to provide all necessary assistance in the investigation of the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas and to ensure that all resources are available to federal state and local authorities.