Cybertruck bomber who blew up vehicle outside Trump hotel pictured for first time
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A man who died after blowing up a Tesla cybertruck outside a Trump hotel has been pictured for the first time. US Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger has been named locally by law enforcement sources as the man behind the explosion in Las Vegas, which left multiple people injured. He is believed to have used fireworks to create the blast.
The truck explosion came hours after a driver rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people before being shot to death by police. The crash was being investigated as a terrorist attack, and police believe the driver was not acting alone. A potential connection between the two incidents is being investigated, according to US president Joe Biden.
Livelsberger reportedly trained at the same military base as the New Orleans terror suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. The FBI is reportedly searching a property connected to Livelsberger, with armoured vehicles and agents in tactical gear seen parked outside.
The trucks used in the deadly New Orleans and at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas were also rented through the same app, it has been revealed. Both had been rented on the the same peer-to-peer rental app, Turo. The firm said in a statement that it was "actively partnering with law enforcement authorities as they investigate both incidents", adding: "We do not believe that either renter involved in the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks had a criminal background that would have identified them as a security threat.".
