A lone attacker drove a truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 14 people. The FBI has classified the attack as terrorism, stating the driver was inspired by the Islamic State group.
The FBI now says the New Orleans truck attacker acted alone in an 'act of terrorism' when he drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revellers early Wednesday, killing 14 people. The driver had posted videos on social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, U.S. President Joe Biden said.
Officials have not yet released the names of the people killed in the attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. About 30 people were injured.Crowds are already flocking to the Caesars Superdome ahead of the Sugar Bowl. Alongside food trucks and foot traffic, a fleet of armored vehicles maintains a watchful presence.Heaven Sensky-Kirsch says her father, Jeremi Sensky, endured 10 hours of surgery for injuries from the truck attack that included two broken legs. He was taken off a ventilator Thursday. Jeremi Sensky was ejected from the wheelchair he has used since a 1999 car accident and had bruises to his face and head, Sensky-Kirsch said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. Sensky, 51, had driven from his home in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans to celebrate the holiday. He and his wife, his daughter, his son-in-law and two friends stopped for a few days in Nashville before arriving in New Orleans. Before the attack, Sensky and the two friends had been having pizza, his daughter said. Sensky left them to return to his hotel on Canal Street because he felt cold, she said. Sensky-Kirsch said others could see the attacker coming and were able to run out of the way, but her father 'was stuck on the road.' When he didn't return to the hotel, they went to look for him, ending up in an emergency room, she said.'The mood in the city, we feel it today' As New Orleans approaches the start of its carnival season on Monday, a monthslong period leading up to Mardi Gras, the city normally celebrates with parades and king cak
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