The services provided new information about the attack in New Orleans. The attacker was shot.
On Wednesday morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, a van drove into a crowd of revelers in the French Quarter on Bourbon Street. CBS News reported that the car drove into the crowd at a high rate of speed, after which the driver got out of the car and started shooting at people.
US media reported, citing city authorities, that at least ten people were killed and thirty were injured.
– It was a deliberate action. The person tried to hit as many people as possible, said Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick. Unofficial reports also indicate that the man also opened fire on police officers, wounding two of them. Their condition is stable. Explosives were found in the attacker’s car. The services are investigating whether they were suitable for explosion.
The case of the attack was 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar. According to the media, he had a flag of the Islamic organization Islamic State in his car. The services are currently investigating his ties to IS. The attacker was shot.
The FBI said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon that Jabbar is a U.S. citizen from Texas.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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