New Orleans New Year's Day ramming latest attack to use vehicle as deadly weapon
New Orleans early Wednesday was hell-bent on creating carnage. While a motive for the attack that killed at least 10 people has yet to be revealed, the FBI is investigating it as a terrorist act.
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Several such attacks have taken place over the past two decades, some inspired by extremist politics and others blamed on mental illness or misogyny.
What authorities call «vehicle as a weapon attacks» have reshaped cities around the world, with planners erecting concrete barriers around public spaces and building anti-vehicle obstacles in new developments.
Here are the details of some major vehicle attacks:
NEW ORLEANS, January 1, 2025 — At least 10 people are killed and dozens injured after a driver rams a vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans' bustling French Quarter district at 3.15 am on New Year's Day. The suspect is killed in a firefight with police, and the FBI says at least one improvised explosive device has been found on the scene.
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