‘Terrorism’: Elon Musk reacts to fireside at Tesla dealership in Rome
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday claimed that an act of terrorism had led to greater than 17 automobiles being broken in a hearth at a dealership for his firm in Rome amid a spate of assaults on the automobiles throughout Europe.
In a put up on X, the place a put up confirmed the Tesla automobiles which had been destroyed by the blaze, Musk merely responded with “terrorism” in response to the assaults on his firm’s automobiles.
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An Italian particular police unit named Digos is main an investigation into the opportunity of anarchists setting hearth to the automobiles, reported Reuters. The fireplace broke out at round 4:30 am on Monday. Whereas a number of automobiles had been critically broken, no particular person was injured.
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Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, expressed his help for Elon Musk in mild of the incident and stated, “An excessive amount of unjustified hatred in opposition to the Tesla automobile firm. The season of hate and battle should come to an finish as quickly as potential. My solidarity goes out to Elon Musk and to all the employees who’ve been threatened and attacked.”
Vandalism in opposition to Tesla automobiles
Tesla automobiles have been the goal of vandalism in the US and throughout a number of international locations in Europe ever since Musk grew to become a member of the Trump administration, heading the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
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On Monday, two extra shops had been vandalised in Stockholm and Malmo in Sweden, with Tesla automobiles spray painted and broken. Police have detained 4 folks in relation to the case, reported Reuters.
In the US, mass protests had been carried out close to Tesla dealerships in Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Minnesota, and extra states, with folks elevating slogans resembling ‘Burn a Tesla, Save Democracy’, ‘De-Musk America’ and ‘Do not Purchase Nazi Vehicles’.
Round seven Tesla automobiles had been additionally torched in north-west Germany allegedly in response to Musk’s endorsement of the right-wing get together AfD.
