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Anthony France and Matt Watts

Driver who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel identified

Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel killing the driver and injuring seven people.

In an evening address, President Joe Biden said the White House was tracking the incident and law enforcement was investigating "whether there's any possible connection with the attack in New Orleans", which left 15 dead early on New Year's Day.

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