NEW YORK, January 1. /TASS/. The terrorist who committed an attack in New Orleans was carrying the flag of the terrorist organization Islamic State (banned in Russia), CNN quoted sources as saying.
In the pickup truck used in the attack operatives also found suspected explosive devices hidden in a thermal container.
The FBI, which is leading the investigation, has characterized what happened as a terrorist attack. Investigators are looking for possible accomplices of the attacker and studying his political and religious views. Earlier it was reported that special services were also checking his possible links with terrorist organizations.
On New Year's Eve, around 3 a.m. local time, a vehicle rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in downtown New Orleans. According to the latest reports, 10 were killed and 35 injured. After the car stopped, the attacker opened fire on police officers and was killed by return fire. Earlier, Fox News reported that the man who carried out a terrorist attack on New Year's Eve in the center of New Orleans, had entered the United States through the Mexican border near Eagle Pass two days before the incident.