At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured in an attack in New Orleans, described as terrorist by the city's mayor. A vehicle drove into a crowd in a tourist area. The driver then opened fire on police officers, according to authorities.
A truck drove into the crowd in a tourist district of New Orleans, in the United States, the authorities of the American city announced on Wednesday January 1, during an attack described as terrorist by the mayor of the city , LaToya Cantrell.
The driver then opened fire on police officers, according to authorities. Ten people died, including two police officers, according to the police spokesperson who explained that the attacker had tried to cause as many victims as possible.
“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 deaths,” the authority said earlier. the city in charge of emergencies, in a press release.
The CBS News television channel reported testimonies claiming that a truck drove into the crowd before its driver got out and began exchanging gunfire with police.
A white truck crossed a barricade “at high speed,” two people told CBS. “Once he passed us, we heard gunshots, we saw the police running,” one of them continued.
With AFP
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