Car Rushes to New Year's Crowds in New Orleans, USA...Ten dead.

At least 10 people were killed and more than 30 injured when a vehicle rushed toward a crowd attending a New Year's celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana.

At about 3:15 a.m. local time today, a pickup truck rushed into the crowd in central New Orleans.

Witnesses said a white truck rammed into people at high speed before a male driver got down and opened fire.

The AP reported that the suspect died after a gunfight with police.

Police in New Orleans say two officers at the scene were shot, but are in stable condition.

The place where the disaster happened was a representative tourist destination with many restaurants and bars, where thousands of people were said to have gathered to enjoy the New Year's celebration.New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell
called it a terrorist attack, but the FBI, which is investigating, said it was not.

President Biden, who was briefed on the incident, spoke to Mayor Cantral and discussed how to deal with it.