Terrorist attack in New Orleans

 Daily Mail:

A terrorist who killed at least 10 people and injured 35 others after plowing a vehicle into a crowd celebrating New Year on New Orleans' Bourbon Street has been killed, sources say.

The driver rammed into the large group at high speed, then got out and started firing a weapon, witnesses said. Investigators later added that they found what appeared to be improvised explosives at the crash site that did not detonate.

A shootout between police and the suspect ensued, and two officers were shot by the suspect and are in stable condition.

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Police sources later told the New York Times that the suspect was deceased following the shootout. No information about the suspect's identity has been released.

Witnesses claim the suspect was 'wearing full body armor' and 'armed with an assault rifle', and officials said he was 'trying to run over as many people as he possibly could'.

Videos circulating on social media showed a chaotic scene at the tourist hotspot as people ran from the casualty-strewn area while bullets rang out in the background.

Dozens of police officers have responded to what authorities have declared a 'mass casualty event' and a portion of the road has been cordoned off. Paramedics, ambulances and vehicles from the coroner's office were also seen at the scene.

Ambulances have transported the wounded to five area hospitals, the city added, and the FBI have taken over the ongoing investigation.
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It has been a while since I was last in New Orleans, but in my experience, the streets do become quite crowded with people many of which are intoxicated.   This does look like a mass murder attack against people the killer did not know.  The police and FBI should be able to get some identity from the killer's auto.  There are several photos of the scene at the link above.

See also:

Live Updates: At Least 10 Killed as Man Drives Truck Into New Orleans Crowd

At least 30 more people were injured when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day, city officials said.

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