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International Business Times
International Business Times
Vidhya Ck

What Is Turo? The Car-Sharing App Linked To New Orleans Attack And Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion

The owner of the Ford pickup truck used in the New Orleans attack had been renting out five cars through Turo as a second income. (Credit: Lawyer Herald)

The trucks used in the deadly attack in New Orleans and the explosion at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday were rented through the same peer-to-peer car-sharing app, Turo.

Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a rented Ford pickup through the crowd at Bourbon Street, killed at least 15 people, while in Las Vegas, a Tesla Cybertruck rented via the Turo app exploded outside the hotel, killing one and injuring several others.

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