A car ramming attack in New Orleans on New Year's Eve, fueled by an ISIS-inspired driver, has claimed the lives of at least 15 people and left dozens injured.
Just hours before he rammed a pickup truck through a New Orleans street jammed with New Year’s Eve revellers, the perpetrator’s social media posts indicated he was inspired by the terrorist organisation Islamic State, U.S. President Joe Biden said. Mr Biden, citing FBI information, told reporters that the attacker “posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by ISIS , expressing the desire to kill.
” Mr Biden made his remarks to the press on Wednesday following the car ramming attack in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day that killed at least 15 and wounded dozens. Biden referred to the Islamic State as ISIS, but it is also called IS, and in the Middle East and many other countries it is known as Daesh. New Orleans police chief Anne Kirkpatrick said that the driver “was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could.” She later added, “He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did.” Police said the incident occurred at 3:15 am (0915 GMT) in an area of the city known for attracting tens of thousands of visitors during major event
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