Musk speaks after multiple explosive devices were found at a Tesla distribution center
According to US media reports, 24 am local time, the US state of Texas Tesla Company in a sales center found several explosive devices.
The explosives have been defused without incident, the report said.
Photo: screenshots from media
The FBI said it has set up a task force to investigate the Tesla incident.
Later in the day, Elon Musk, Tesla’s founder and CEO, called the Act of sabotage against his company Tesla an“Act of terrorism.”.
Image Credit: screenshots from Musk’s social media accounts
“There is no doubt that shooting Tesla dealerships and setting fire to charging stations is an act of terrorism,” he wrote on social media site X
President Donald Trump said in a social media post Thursday that those who sabotaged Tesla could face up to 20 years in prison.
It follows a recent spate of reported Tesla Motors attacks in the US. On the 18th alone, at least five Tesla Motors were set on fire and shot at at a Tesla service centre in Las Vegas.
In response, Elon Musk posted a series of messages on social media platforms denouncing the violence against Tesla as“Violent terrorism”.