On the morning of January 1, a car drove into a crowd in the American city of New Orleans, Louisiana. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured.
Points of attention
- A car drove into a crowd in New Orleans, killing 10 people and injuring 30.
- In Magdeburg, a driver also committed a terrorist attack by driving at high speed into a crowd at a Christmas market, killing and injuring several people.
- Witnesses report shootings in New Orleans and panic among people at a fair in Magdeburg.
- Eyewitnesses to the present tragedies are urging people to leave the scene, and authorities are reporting the arrest of suspects.
- The events in New Orleans and Magdeburg sparked a wave of outrage and discussion in the media and among the public.
Car plows into crowd during New Year's Eve celebration
According to media reports, city authorities reported that a car drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured.
🚨 At least 10 dead, 30 injured after a truck plowed into New Year crowds in New Orleans' tourist district, Louisiana
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Earlier, CBS News, citing witnesses, reported that a truck crashed into a crowd at high speed, after which the driver got out and started shooting. Police returned fire.
Instead, the city's police department said that security measures in New Orleans were tightened ahead of New Year's Eve. At the time of the incident, the city was hosting an outdoor concert and numerous New Year's Eve parties.
Rescuers and authorities are currently working at the scene. Other details about the situation are not yet known.
Driver carried out terrorist attack at Christmas market in Magdeburg
According to eyewitnesses, the car drove at high speed into the crowd in the direction of Magdeburg Town Hall. People ran away in panic.
The fair was then closed. Organizers urged local residents to leave the city center.
According to Bild, 20 people were injured in the incident. The media also reported deaths.
Regional government spokesman Matthias Schuppe said the attack was a terrorist attack.
Later, according to the Magdeburg rescue service, between 60 and 80 people were injured as a result of driving into a crowd at the Christmas market.
The driver who carried out the terrorist attack has been detained. It is initially known that he is from Syria.
