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10 dead, 30 injured as vehicle hits crowd in New Orleans

At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle plowed into a crowd in a popular tourist district in the U.S. city of New Orleans, city authorities said Wednesday.

"The 8th District is currently working a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street. There are 30 injured patients ... and 10 fatalities," NOLA Ready, New Orleans emergency preparedness program, said in a statement.

Media reports said the incident was a deliberate attack and that the assailant exchanged gunfire with security forces.

Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet


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