Officials and police in the American city of New Orleans announced that at least ten people were killed and 35 others were injured after a truck driver rammed a crowd of people and then opened fire on them while they were celebrating New Year's in the city's French Quarter on Wednesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said A) He is investigating the attack as a “terrorist act.”

The mayor of New Orleans said that the car-ramming accident, in which a large number of victims occurred on the first day of the new year, was a “terrorist attack.” The media later reported that the perpetrator of the attack had been killed.

For its part, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the incident is being investigated as a “terrorist act.”

The federal police said in a statement: “This morning, a person drove his car into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing a number of people and wounding dozens of others.”

The statement added, “Then a confrontation occurred between the person and local law enforcement forces, and he was killed.” The FBI is the lead investigating agency, and we are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism.”

Earlier, CBS News reported, citing witnesses, that a truck rammed into a crowd at high speed, then the driver got out and started shooting, and the police returned fire, according to Reuters.

The police announced that two American policemen were injured by bullets in the ramming attack in New Orleans, according to Agence France-Presse.

Police reported that the truck driver in New Orleans tried to run over “as many people as possible.”

The New Orleans Emergency Preparedness Agency (NOLA REDDY) recommended that people stay away from the area. The agency said that the wounded were transferred to five local hospitals, according to the Associated Press.

The incident occurred near the end of New Year's celebrations in the city of New Orleans, and hours before the start of the quarter-final match in the American College Football League, which will be held at the Caesars Superdome in the city, where thousands of people are expected to attend.

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New Orleans witnessed shooting incidents and vehicles ramming crowds in previous celebrations. In November 2024, local media reported that two people were killed and 10 others were injured in two separate shooting incidents during a celebration in the city attended by thousands.

In February 2017, a pickup truck driven by a man who police said appeared to be very drunk plowed into a crowd of spectators watching the main show of a festival in New Orleans, injuring more than 20 people