Tesla vehicles targeted, set on fire at service center in Las Vegas, police say
- Authorities in Las Vegas reported that Molotov cocktails were used to set fire to vehicles at a Tesla collision center, with multiple calls about the fires coming in around 2:45 a.m. On Tuesday.
- Las Vegas Police Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren described the incident as a targeted attack, stating the use of Molotov cocktails.
- Elon Musk referred to the fires as 'terrorism' and called for accountability, stating that 'violent acts are unacceptable.'
- The FBI is investigating possible connections to similar national incidents involving Tesla vehicles, as stated by FBI Special Agent Spencer Evans.
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Tesla and other luxury cars burned in and around Niort, an open investigation
These degradations were identified and supported by an anarchist website, based in Nantes. A claim "brought to the knowledge" of the Niort Public Prosecutor's Office which opened an investigation.
An investigation opened for about ten cars burned in Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres, mainly Tesla
The prosecutor of the Republic of Niort, Sophie Lacote, explains on Thursday to "ici Poitou" (ex-France Bleu) that the open investigation "covers about ten vehicles, mostly Tesla brand, burned in and around Niort, on a voluntary basis".
Teslas set ablaze with Molotov cocktails and shot in ‘targeted attack’
Multiple Tesla vehicles parked outside a facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, were set on fire in the early hours of Tuesday, 18 March. Authorities said Molotov cocktails and a firearm were used to conduct the attack, and at least three rounds were fired into vehicles. Witnesses reported seeing a suspect in black clothing setting multiple vehicles on fire, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. It appeared to be a targeted attack, they added. …
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