In New Orleans (USA), a car plowed into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations. Local authorities suspect it was a terrorist attack, according to CNN and ABC News.

“We do know that the city of New Orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack,” said New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.

She clarified that the investigation into the tragedy is ongoing.

At the same time, as reported by CNN, one of the FBI representatives told journalists that the incident was “not a terrorist event.”

Later, it was reported that FBI agents at the scene of the incident found homemade explosive devices.

“There were improvised explosive devices that was found, and we are working on confirming if it’s a viable device or not,” said Alethea Duncan, Assistant Special Agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans Division.

She did not specify how many homemade explosive devices were found.

Driver was shot dead

According to ABC News, police representatives stated that while the driver of a white pickup truck was attempting to run people over, he also fired a pistol. After the perpetrator exited the vehicle, he was shot dead.

Tragedy in New Orleans

It should be noted that today, January 1, it was reported that a pickup truck had plowed into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year in New Orleans. Ten people were killed, and 30 others were injured.

Initially, media reported that the driver responsible for the incident “had not yet been detained.”

Recently, a similar terrorist attack occurred in Germany, where a car drove into people at a Christmas market. Many were killed as a result.