A Las Vegas man was arrested Wednesday on state and federal charges for an arson attack on Tesla vehicles, according to CNBC. The cocktail and shooting attack damaged five Teslas at a collision center in the city. Authorities identified the suspect through surveillance footage and phone data. The FBI labeled the Tesla attacks as “domestic terrorism,” and the suspect faces state and federal charges. At least 80 cases of vandalism or arson targeting Tesla vehicles have been reported in the U.S. and Canada. Musk blamed “legacy media propaganda” for inciting the attacks.
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00:02Las Vegas man was arrested Wednesday on state and federal charges for an arson attack on Tesla
00:06vehicles, according to CNBC. The cocktail and shooting attack damaged five Teslas at a collision
00:12center in the city. Authorities identified the suspect through surveillance footage and phone
00:16data. The FBI labeled the Tesla attacks as domestic terrorism. The suspects faces state
00:21and federal charges. These 80 cases of vandalism or arson targeting Tesla vehicles have been
00:26reported in the U.S. and Canada. Musk blamed legacy media propaganda for inciting the attacks.
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