01.01.2025 16:41
A driver who drove a pickup truck into a crowd in the U.S. then got out of the vehicle and opened fire randomly on people. According to initial reports, the incident, in which 10 people lost their lives, has put the FBI and the mayor at odds. While the mayor referred to the incident as a "terrorist attack," the FBI stated, "We cannot classify this attack as an international terrorist attack."
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A massacre occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. A driver plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street. The driver then opened fire randomly with a gun.
10 DEAD, 30 INJURED IN THE MASSACRE
According to initial reports from the police, 10 people were killed and 30 were injured in the incident. According to CNN, emergency officials dispatched to the area described the event as a "mass casualty." The official disaster preparedness agency of New Orleans, "NOLA Ready," also stated in its announcement that the injured were taken to nearby hospitals and warned against approaching the scene.
Witnesses expressed that the tragic event that occurred on the first day of 2025 turned "New Year's Eve celebrations into horror." Kevin Garcia, 22, who spoke to CNN, said, "The only thing I saw was a truck hitting everyone on the left side of Bourbon sidewalk." Whit Davis stated, "Everyone started screaming, yelling, and running backward, and then we were locked for a while, and then it calmed down."
MAYOR: TERROR ATTACK
As questions arose about whether the incident was a terrorist attack, initial statements began to emerge. The mayor referred to the incident as a "terror attack" in his statement.
"THIS IS NOT A TERROR ATTACK"
On the other hand, the FBI made a contrary statement. The FBI stated, "We will decide this. This is not an international terrorist attack."
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