Work has begun at the site of the Las Vegas explosion to clear debris from the area

At the entrance to the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, where there was an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck, the clearing of the area from the debris has begun. "Izvestia" on Thursday, January 2, publishes footage from the scene.

At the same time, the area of the accident is currently still cordoned off by law enforcers. It is known that in the trunk of the burned car they found the remains of a device for launching fireworks. As for the previously evacuated hotel guests, they gradually began to be let in through the back entrance.

"Hotel guests began to be let into the building only after midnight. Only special services and criminalists continue to work near the hotel building," - specified correspondent Nikolai Masterov.

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There are dead and wounded

Earlier in the day, US President Joe Biden said during an official address that US intelligence agencies began to study the version of the connection between the terrorist attack in New Orleans and the explosion of the Tesla car at Trump's hotel in Las Vegas. Earl Rasmussen, a political scientist and retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, suggested in a conversation with Izvestia that the car fire and the terrorist attack in New Orleans could be connected. He noted that a group of people may have organized the attacks, as they appear to have been carefully planned.

On New Year's Eve in New Orleans, a truck struck a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, then the driver got out of the vehicle and opened fire with an assault rifle. 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 shootout, and explosive devices were found at the scene of the tragedy. 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 evacuation of the building. The incident reportedly left one person dead and seven injured. Visitors to the hotel were evacuated and the area was cordoned off. According to entrepreneur 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.