A driver plowed a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans' French Quarter early on New Year's Day, killing at least 10 people and injuring over 30. The suspect was killed in a shootout with police. The FBI is investigating possible links to terrorism.
Authorities say the driver of a pickup truck sped through a crowd of pedestrians gathered in New Orleans ’ bustling French Quarter district early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 30 other revelers. The suspect was killed in a shootout with police. Wednesday’s attack unfolded on Bourbon Street, known worldwide as one of the largest destinations for New Year’s Eve parties.
Large crowds had gathered in the city ahead of the Sugar Bowl college football playoff game that had been scheduled for later Wednesday at the nearby Superdome. The game has been postponed until Thursday night in light of the attack.Police said the driver steered around a police blockade and sped through a crowd along Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday as revelers gathered to celebrate the New Year. At least 10 people were killed and 33 were injured and taken to five local hospitals. Two police officers wounded in the shootout with the suspect were in stable condition.The FBI said the driver was 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas. A flag representing the Islamic State group was found in the truck and the FBI is trying to determine if he was associated with any terrorist organizations, the agency said.Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans field office, said during a news conference that the agency does not believe Jabbar acted alone. Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said the driver was “hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did” and he tried “to run over as many people as he could.”Guns and pipe bombs were found in the suspect’s vehicle, according to a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press. The FBI said other potential explosive devices were also located in the French Quarter. And according to the intelligence bulletin, surveillance footage showed three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive device
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