Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion: Matthew Livelsberger claimed it was not a terror attack, but 'to cleanse his mind'
Matthew Livelsberger who served in the US military since 2006, called his act a wake-up call for the US. According to the authorities, Livelsberger, a US Army Green Beret, suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Investigators have recovered what appears to be the suicide note of Matthew Livelsberger, the US elite forces member who shot himself dead before exploding a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day. In the two sets of notes Livelsberger left behind on his iPhone, the decorated Army active-duty personnel described his act as not a terror attack.
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Matthew Livelsberger's suicide note
The 37-year-old, who served in the US military since 2006, called his act a wake-up call for the US and stated that he needed to ¡°cleanse¡± his mind ¡°of the brothers he lost."
¡°This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake-up call. Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives,¡± Livelsberger stated.
¡°Why did I personally do it now? I needed to cleanse my mind of the brothers I¡¯ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took,¡± he said further.
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'US is terminally ill'
According to Livelsberger, the United States, the best country that ever existed, is "terminally ill and headed toward collapse.¡±
Livelsberger also praised President-elect Donald Trump and wrote that ¡°our soldiers are done fighting wars without end states or clear objectives.¡±
¡°Rally around the Trump, Musk, Kennedy, and ride this wave to the highest hegemony for all Americans! We are second to no one,¡± he said.
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Livelsberger suffered from PTSD
Livelsberger, who was twice deployed in Afghanistan and was recently posted in Germany, was back in the United States on leave when he took the extreme step.
According to the authorities, Livelsberger, a US Army Green Beret, suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and had symptoms of traumatic brain injury following combat.
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