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Deadly New Year’s Day Attack in New Orleans
At least 15 people were killed in the early hours of New Year’s Day when a man plowed a truck into crowds on Bourbon Street.
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“Today, at approximately 3:15 a.m. Central Standard Time, an individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. After hitting the crowd, he exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement.” “You just heard this squeal and, like, the rev of an engine and then this huge, loud impact. And then the people screaming and debris. Just metal. The sound of crunching metal and bodies.” “We are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism. We’re aggressively running down all the leads to identify the possible subject’s associates. We’re working to ensure that there is no further threat.”
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