Security out in force in wake of New Orleans attack

Record ID: 1894012

  • Title: Security out in force in wake of New Orleans attack
  • Date: 1st January 2025
  • Summary: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 1, 2025) (REUTERS) ZOOM IN TO BOURBON STREET SIGN SHOWING PERSON LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW ZOOM OUT FROM GARBAGE BINS BEHIND CRIME SCENE TAPE CRIME SCENE TAPE VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES AND OFFICER BEHIND YELLOW CRIME SCENE TAPE ZOOM IN TO LOUISIANA STATE POLICE VEHICLE PAN FROM CVS TO WALGREENS FROM BEHIND YELLOW TAPE AMID
  • Embargoed: 15th January 2025 22:50
  • Keywords: New Orleans attack carnage crime
  • Location: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001042901012025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Law enforcement were out in force on the streets of New Orleans after a U.S. Army veteran with an ISIS flag on his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day, killing at least 10 people,.
    Police are searching for others who may have been involved in placing explosive devices in the area.
    Some 35 people were injured in the attack at 3:15 a.m. (0915 GMT), near the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Streets, a historic tourist destination known for its music and bars where crowds were celebrating the new year. After ramming the crowd with his pickup truck, the driver was shot dead in a gunfight with police, officials said.
    Police identified the suspect as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas. Officials said the death toll could rise as some of those injured were in critical condition.
    Surveillance video captured three men and a woman placing an improvised explosive device in the French Quarter, the Associated Press reported, citing a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin.
    That same bulletin said the devices were concealed within coolers and wired for remote detonation, and that a remote control was found in the suspect vehicle, the AP reported.
    The Sugar Bowl, a classic college football game played in New Orleans each year on New Year's Day, was postponed for 24 hours until Thursday night as police swept parts of the city looking for possible explosive devices and converged on neighborhoods in search of clues. The city will also be the site of the NFL Super Bowl on Feb. 9.
    (Video: Aleksandra Michalska Production: Aleksandra Michalska, Deborah Lutterbeck)
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