Attack: Joe Biden at the scene of the attack in New Orleans

Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, paid tribute on Monday at the scene of the car-ramming attack which left 14 dead on January 1 in New Orleans (Louisiana, south).

The presidential couple stopped for a brief moment on Bourbon Street in front of an improvised memorial, where the suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar launched his vehicle among the passers-by on this street synonymous with bars, parties and jazz.

Jill Biden laid flowers, then remained silent, head bowed, like Joe Biden, who made the sign of the cross before leaving. Both must then participate in a moment of contemplation in the Saint-Louis Cathedral in New Orleans.

The Super Bowl in a month

The outgoing head of state ordered “additional federal resources to help New Orleans prepare for future major events,” namely the city’s famous carnival which ends on March 4, and the Super Bowl , the extremely followed final of the American football championship, which will take place there on February 9, said White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre on the plane to Louisiana on Monday.

An Islamic State (IS) flag was found in the ram vehicle and the suspect proclaimed his support for IS in several videos, claiming to have joined the jihadist organization. The FBI said it was treating the case as a “terrorist act.”

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