10 Dead, 30 Injured After Car Drivers Into New Orleans Crowd
FBI Investigates New Orleans Bourbon Street Attack as Terrorism
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New Orleans, La — At least ten people are dead and dozens are injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans famous Bourbon Street.
The FBI says it’s investigating the event “as a terrorist attack.” A truck plowed into a group of people celebrating New Year’s in the French Quarter this morning just after 3:15 a.m., and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire. The suspect is reportedly dead.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Ann Kirkpatrick said two officers were shot but in stable condition. The FBI is in charge of the investigation.
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