A driver killed in a New Orleans attack after intentionally ramming into a crowd on the eve of the New Year's, prompting a police shootout. The attack occurred in the French Quarter, a popular tourist destination. Authorities are investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.
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A Georgia athletic department spokesperson said all team personnel and travel party members had been accounted for. "He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did," Kirkpatrick said."It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he could." NOLA Ready, the city's emergency preparedness department, said the injured had been taken to five local hospitals. Two police officers who were shot after the driver emerged from the truck are in stable condition, Kirkpatrick said.
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