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| At least 10 killed and 30 injured in New Orleans as car runs into crowd | At least 10 killed and 30 injured in New Orleans as car runs into crowd |
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| Vehicle ploughs into people in French Quarter, with witnesses saying driver then exchanged fire with police | Vehicle ploughs into people in French Quarter, with witnesses saying driver then exchanged fire with police |
| Ten people have been killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to officials, with media reporting the driver later fired a gun. | Ten people have been killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to officials, with media reporting the driver later fired a gun. |
| The city’s disaster preparedness agency, Nola Ready, released a statement on a “mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street”. The area is part of city’s French Quarter, which is a popular nightlife destination. | The city’s disaster preparedness agency, Nola Ready, released a statement on a “mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street”. The area is part of city’s French Quarter, which is a popular nightlife destination. |
| The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, has said the city was “impacted by a terrorist attack” and that the incident is still under investigation, according to CNN. | The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, has said the city was “impacted by a terrorist attack” and that the incident is still under investigation, according to CNN. |
| The New Orleans police superintendent, Anne Kirkpatrick, said in a news conference Wednesday morning: “It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could. He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did.” | The New Orleans police superintendent, Anne Kirkpatrick, said in a news conference Wednesday morning: “It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could. He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did.” |
| CBS News and CNN cited witnesses reporting that the driver had also fired a gun. | CBS News and CNN cited witnesses reporting that the driver had also fired a gun. |
| Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans field office, said officials were investigating the discovery of at least one suspected improvised explosive device at the scene. | |
| People are advised to stay away from the area from Bourbon Street to St Ann. “We do not want anyone on Bourbon Street today,” police superintendent Kirkpatrick said, confirming that the FBI is taking over the investigation. | |
| The police chief said two police officers had been shot and were in stable condition at an area hospital. No information was given about the suspect. The police chief said most of the injured are believed to be local, and not tourists. | |
| As the sun began to rise over the city on New Year’s Day, law enforcement from a number of agencies had swarmed across the city’s French Quarter. Much of Bourbon Street was blocked off as police checked the area for secondary devices. | |
| One resident, who did not want to give their name, had been asleep at their home nearby when the attacks began and told the guardian he awoke to “screams of terror” and shouts of “no!” | |
| CBS said one of its reporters, Kati Weis, saw people on the ground with injuries. It said witnesses had told her the driver of the vehicle had fired a weapon and that police had returned fire. | CBS said one of its reporters, Kati Weis, saw people on the ground with injuries. It said witnesses had told her the driver of the vehicle had fired a weapon and that police had returned fire. |
| CBS News quoted a New Orleans police department spokesperson as saying that “initial reports show a car may have ploughed into a group of people”. | CBS News quoted a New Orleans police department spokesperson as saying that “initial reports show a car may have ploughed into a group of people”. |
| CNN quoted a witness, Kevin Garcia, 22, as saying: “All I seen was a truck slamming into everyone on the left side of Bourbon sidewalk. | CNN quoted a witness, Kevin Garcia, 22, as saying: “All I seen was a truck slamming into everyone on the left side of Bourbon sidewalk. |
| “A body came flying at me,” he said, adding that he had also heard gunshots. | “A body came flying at me,” he said, adding that he had also heard gunshots. |
| The Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, called the incident “a horrific act of violence” and urged people to avoid the area in a post on X. | The Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, called the incident “a horrific act of violence” and urged people to avoid the area in a post on X. |
| New Orleans is preparing for the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday evening, a major college football game between the University of Georgia and the University of Notre Dame. The city hosted a parade ahead of the game on Tuesday, and according to CNN, the New Orleans police department had said it would be staffed “at 100%” during the festivities. | New Orleans is preparing for the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday evening, a major college football game between the University of Georgia and the University of Notre Dame. The city hosted a parade ahead of the game on Tuesday, and according to CNN, the New Orleans police department had said it would be staffed “at 100%” during the festivities. |