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FBI confirms death of hit-and-run driver in New Orleans-UPDATED

01 January 2025 20:41 (UTC +04:00)

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed the death of a hit-and-run driver in New Orleans (Louisiana), who rammed his vehicle into a crowd, APA reports citing NBC News.

In the morning, a man steered a vehicle into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The attacker offered resistance to police. He is dead. The FBI is working with partners to look into the details of this terrorist attack, NBC News quotes the FBI as saying. Earlier it was reported that after stopping the car the attacker opened fire on police.

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At least ten people were killed and 30 suffered injuries after a vehicle plowed into a crowd in the US city of New Orleans, the local authorities said, APA reports citing ABC News.

Those injured have been taken to the hospital.

ABC News reported earlier that a driver had deliberately rammed his vehicle into New Year’s revelers.