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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shabnoor Irshad

New Orleans mourns victims of New Year’s Eve attack with tearful vigil

New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a vigil Saturday (4 January) evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing and injuring revellers who were there to celebrate the new year.

A makeshift memorial of crosses and pictures of the 14 deceased victims amassed with candles, flowers and teddy bears.

Victims’ relatives held each other, some crying. But as a brass band began playing, the sorrow transformed into a celebration of life as the crowd snapped fingers, swayed and followed the music down Bourbon Street.

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