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New York: Around 10 persons have been killed and 30 have been injured on the first day of New year in New york after a terrorist ploughing his vehicle into a crowd of celebrants in New Orleans, reports said.
Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick said the attacker “was hellbent on creating the carnage that he did” going through barriers to carry out the attack.
The terrorist, who has not been identified, ran his white pickup truck into the crowd, got out, and shot at police who shot him dead, officials said.
Reports said that an improvised explosive – a country bomb – was found nearby and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which has taken over the investigation, was scouring the area to ensure there weren’t any others.
A couple of suspicious packages were reportedly blasted by law enforcement.
The attack took place hours before the Sugar Bowl, an annual college football game that draws a huge crowd and a vast television audience on New Year’s Day
Bourbon Street is one of the places in the US where large New Year celebrations are held and is famed for the annual Mardi Gras parade.
