The reason is Monday's fire in the capital city Rome, when 17 of the electric cars manufactured by Elon Musk's company went up in flames. On X, Musk condemned the fire – which took several hours to extinguish – as "terrorism".
Italy's state anti-terrorism unit, Digos, is now investigating the fire in the suburb of Torre Angela. The police theory is that it was started by "anarchists".
Tesla has been subjected to a global wave of vandalism lately, likely in response to tech billionaire Musk's political actions in the USA. As President Donald Trump's "efficiency chief", Musk has made significant cuts in the American state apparatus.
