In the United States, a car crashed into a crowd celebrating New Year’s Eve in New Orleans. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured.
At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd in a tourist area of New Orleans, authorities in the American city announced Wednesday.
“We are responding to a mass casualty accident involving a vehicle that drove into a crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street. There are 30 injuries and ten fatalities,” the city authority said. in charge of emergencies, in a press release.
“He tried to crush as many people as possible”
The incident took place around 3 a.m. when the area was crowded, with hundreds of people celebrating the New Year in the historic and festive neighborhood known as the French Quarter. The alleged perpetrator is dead.
“He tried to crush as many people as possible,” assured the city’s police chief Anne Kirkpatrick during a press conference. After charging into the crowd, the perpetrator opened fire on police officers with a weapon before the police responded; “He was determined to wreak carnage,” added the New Orleans police chief.
For her part, the mayor of the city speaks of a “terrorist attack” when the suspect had explosives on him.
New Orleans welcomes thousands of tourists every year, particularly in the French Quarter around Bourbon Street for New Year’s Eve.
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