Gray in New Orleans: Man races with truck in celebrating crowds!

Gray in New Orleans: Man races with truck in celebrating crowds!

In a shocking incident in New Orleans, a man specifically injured a crowd in the famous French Quarter with a pickup truck on New Year's evening and killed at least ten people. The attack occurred at 3:15 a.m. during the New Year's Eve celebrations, reported . The authorities speak of a targeted act that apparently had the goal of "ran over as many people as possible". The police confirmed that the driver also shot on police officers and injured two officials before he died through his own accident.

The FBI has taken over the investigation and checks whether an explosive device that was found at the crime scene can be ignited. Although it was initially suspected that it was not a terrorist act, the FBI later explained that they investigated the incident as a "terrorist act", as ZDF The horror scenes saw eyewitnesses when the truck drove several street blocks along at high speed and met motionless people.

Background about the motif of the attacker is currently unclear. While New Orleans is working on improving its security measures, bollards were recently replaced in the Bourbon Street to prevent such incidents in the future. Governor Jeff Landry described the incident as a "terrible act of violence" and called on the citizens to avoid the area while the investigation continues.