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Injured people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, USA.
On January 1, in New Orleans city of Louisiana state of America, a man ran a pickup truck on people celebrating the New Year. 10 people died in this, while 35 people were injured.
The incident occurred at 3 pm Indian time. At this time it was 3:15 in the night in New Orleans. Thousands of people were celebrating on Bourbon Street, the busiest in the city. Suddenly a vehicle moved ahead, trampling the crowd.
After this the attacker came out of the pickup truck and started firing at the people. In retaliation, the police also opened fire, killing the attacker. Two policemen were also injured in the encounter.
The attacker was killed in police retaliation. Police giving CPR to the suspect.
ISIS flag, weapons and IED recovered from pickup The attacker has been identified as Shamsuddin Jabbar (42). Investigative agencies said that Jabbar was a resident of Texas State and had served in the US Army for many years.
ABC News, citing a police spokesperson, said it appeared the attack was deliberate. After this incident the atmosphere of New Year celebrations turned into mourning. The police is investigating the matter The injured have been admitted to 5 hospitals in the city.
Islamic State flag, weapons and IED (Improvised Explosive Device) have been recovered from the pickup truck. Complete scenario of the incident Click to see in VIDEO…
Location of New Orleans city on the map…
Mayor said- This is a terrorist incident, FBI denies Regarding the attack, the mayor of Bourbon Street called it a ‘terrorist incident’. But shortly afterwards the FBI agent said that the incident was not a ‘terrorist incident’. However, the FBI said it was investigating the incident as it would any terrorist incident. The FBI suspects that Jabbar along with several people carried out the incident.
Regarding this incident in New Orleans, Trump said-
When I said that a lot of criminals are coming into the country, my statement was rejected by the Democratic Party and the fake media. Now this is proving to be true. The crime rate in our country has reached a level where no one had ever seen it.
President Joe Biden has also condemned the attack by posting on X.
Complete incident in 5 photos…
New Year’s celebration: photo taken before the attack on Bourbon Street. Thousands of people were present.
Trampled people: White color pickup truck. The attacker offered this to the people.
Relief and rescue: People rush to rescue injured people on the street after the attack on Bourbon Street.
Rescue of the injured: Ambulance taking injured people to the hospital on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Investigation after the attack: Police vehicles surrounded Bourbon Street.
Bourbon Street is known for LGBTQ parties There are many bars and restaurants on Bourbon Street. This area is popular for LGBTQ parties and is considered the heart of the gay community. Many people from the LGBTQ community had come here to celebrate the New Year on Wednesday.
A similar attack took place in Germany also 7 days ago Earlier on December 25, a similar attack had taken place in Germany also. A Saudi doctor ran a car over people in the market of Magdeburg city. 5 were killed and more than 200 people were injured in the incident. Read the full news…
