A truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day killed at least 14 people. The suspected terrorist rammed a crowd before opening fire.
AT LEAST 14 people were killed in a devastating attack in New Orleans when a terrorist smashed a truck into partygoers before opening fire. The FBI is trying to piece together the New Year's Day attack and the man's motivation, but many questions remain unanswered - even as details emerge. The driver appeared to have crossed past the barrier at the perfect time to execute his attack whilst the barriers were reportedly being replaced.
A man, believed to be Jabbar, then drove up to a busy crowd of people and rammed into them - sending dozens flying.Cops believe Jabbar intentionally hit the revellers with the white Ford pickup and was trying to 'run over as many people as he possibly could'. New Orleans police superintendent, Anne Kirkpatrick, later said the man was 'hellbent on creating carnage'. Jabbar allegedly then jumped out of the car after crashing into a crane and opened fire on civilians and cops, shooting two policemen. Did he know the barriers would be down? In order to speed down Bourbon Street and into crowds, the driver of the Ford truck had to get around anti-terror security barriers that were installed in 2017. The barriers were being replaced when the car entered the street - leading to speculation the driver may have known about the scheduled replacement.Bob Simms, who until recently oversaw security the French Quarter Management District, said the old bollards had been in dire need of replacement. “They were very ineffective. The track was always full of crap; beads and doubloons and God knows what else. Not the best idea,” Simms said
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