America: New Year’s celebration turned into mourning, truck entered the crowd and crushed people, 10 died, many injured.
A major attack has taken place in the city of New Orleans in the US state of Louisiana, where people’s New Year celebrations turned into mourning when a truck rammed into the crowd, crushed people and opened fire. About 10 people died in this attack while 30 others were injured.
According to local media reports, a truck rammed into the crowd at high speed and then the driver came out of the vehicle and started firing with a gun, after which the police had to retaliate. According to another media report, the injured have been taken to five local hospitals.
After this incident, the atmosphere of New Year celebrations turned into mourning. The police is investigating the matter The injured people have been admitted to the hospital in New Orleans.
Earlier on December 25, a similar accident had happened in Germany also. A Saudi doctor ran a car over people in the market of Magdeburg city. 5 died and more than 200 people were injured in the incident.
The incident occurred at the end of the city’s New Year’s celebrations and just hours before the start of the Allstate Bowl, a college football quarterfinal held at the city’s Caesars Superdome. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has described the deadly incident on Bourbon Street on Wednesday morning, which left at least 10 people dead after a driver plowed into a crowd, as ‘a horrific act of violence.’ In a post on Instagram he asked for prayers for the victims.
A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning.
Please join Sharon and I in praying for all the victims and first responders on scene.
I urge everyone near the scene to avoid the area.
— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) January 1, 2025
