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FBI launches Tesla threats task force: 'This is domestic terrorism'

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The FBI said Monday it has launched a task force with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate attacks targeting Tesla .

The announcement came hours after a bomb squad found multiple incendiary devices at a Tesla showroom in Austin , Texas , the same city where the company has its headquarters.

That incident is the latest in a series of attacks and vandalism on Tesla properties related to CEO Musk 's DOGE team.

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