Italy Fire at car dealership linked to Musk controversy

Italy's interior ministry has written to police forces across the country to increase security at Tesla dealerships after 17 of the electric cars made by Elon Musk's company were destroyed in a fire in Rome.

- Angela Giuffrida

Italy's state police anti-terrorism unit, Digos, is investigating whether the fire at the Tesla dealership in Torre Angela, a suburb in the east of the capital, was started by anarchists.

Firefighters worked for hours to put out the blaze early on Monday. Drone images showed the burnt-out remains of the vehicles in a parking area of the dealership.

Using his social media platform X, Musk referred to it as "terrorism".