A driver rammed a vehicle into a crowd of New Orleans revellers early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people and injuring 35 others in what the FBI is investigating as an “act of terrorism”.
As per AP report , The driver was killed in a firefight with police following the attack around 3.15 am Wednesday along Bourbon Street in the city’s bustling French Quarter, the FBI said.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has called the incident as a ‘terrorist attack’.
While the police said the driver of the pickup truck was “hell-bent on creating carnage”, the FBI said a suspected explosive device has been found on the scene.
Investigators were combing the French Quarter for potential explosive devices, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press. The official was not authorised to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Police said the driver tried to hit “as many people” as possible and two police personnel were also shot and wounded.
CBS News television reported witnesses saying the vehicle rammed into the crowd before its driver jumped out and started exchanging gunfire with police.
