Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Las Vegas hotel, killing driver

FBI yet to determine if vehicle was rented in Colorado for terrorism

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A rented Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Jan. 1 with one person found dead inside and seven others sustaining minor injuries. (Alcides Antunes/via Reuters)

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -- A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in flames outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing the driver and injuring seven others, and the FBI was investigating whether the blast was an act of terrorism, officials said.

Videos taken by witnesses inside and outside the hotel showed the vehicle exploding and flames pouring out of it, as it sat outside the hotel.

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