A driver in a pickup truck who officials said was hell-bent on carnage sped through a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans bustling French Quarter district, killing 10 and injuring 30 revelers early on New Years Day.The attack occurred around 3:15 a.m.
along Bourbon Street, known worldwide as one of the largest destinations for New Years Eve parties, AP reported.
At a news conference, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell described the killings as a terrorist attack and the citys police chief said the act was clearly intentional.
But an assistant FBI agent in charge declared that is was not a terrorist event.
The news conference ended before authorities could reconcile the two characterizations.