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Macron joins world leaders in condemnation of New Orleans truck attack

Members of the National Guard monitor a blocked off section of the French Quarter, after at least 15 people were killed during an attack early in the morning on January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. AFP - ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS

Global condemnation has followed a suspected terror attack in New Orleans, where a pickup truck ploughed into a crowd celebrating the New Year, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more.

The driver, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a US citizen and Army veteran from Texas, sped through crowds in the French Quarter early on New Year’s Day.

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