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IN PHOTOS: Ten dead as man drives truck into New Year crowd in New Orleans

Updated On: 01 January, 2025 08:38 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A man drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35. Pics/AFP

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Police investigators surround a white truck that crashed into a work lift in the French Quarter of New Orleans in Louisiana on January 1. Pics/AFP

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Police investigators surround a white truck that crashed into a work lift in the French Quarter of New Orleans in Louisiana on January 1. Pics/AFP
The police said the incident took place at around 3:15 am (0915 GMT) in the heart of the city's famous French Quarter, which was packed with people celebrating the arrival of 2025

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The police said the incident took place at around 3:15 am (0915 GMT) in the heart of the city's famous French Quarter, which was packed with people celebrating the arrival of 2025

"The man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could," Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters

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"The man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could," Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters

"He was hell bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did," Kirkpatrick said, adding that the driver had fired on police officers, wounding two of them

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"He was hell bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did," Kirkpatrick said, adding that the driver had fired on police officers, wounding two of them

Although the incident was not being treated as a terror attack, Kirkpatrick said the truck had been driven at "very high speed" and in a "very intentional" manner

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Although the incident was not being treated as a terror attack, Kirkpatrick said the truck had been driven at "very high speed" and in a "very intentional" manner

Operational command of the investigation will be taken by the FBI, she added

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Operational command of the investigation will be taken by the FBI, she added

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry described the incident as a "horrific act of violence"

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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry described the incident as a "horrific act of violence"

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