The new year started with the shocking news that 15 people were killed and 35 injured when a truck intentionally drove through a crowd as New Year’s revelers in New Orleans were trying to celebrate the coming into 2025. The FBI has identified the suspect as a 42-year-old Texas man and Army veteran. The FBI said the suspect, who was killed in a firefight with officers, had an ISIS flag in the vehicle at the time of the attack. The FBI also said it is investigating potential associations with terrorist organizations.
Hours later in Las Vegas a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump Towers Hotel in Nevada and is being investigated as a possible act of terror, according to authorities.
The driver 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. According to authorities the fact that it was a Cybertruck it limited the damage that occurred.
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