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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

New Orleans Saints and NFL donate $1m to victims of terror attack

Candles and flowers lay around a memorial for the victims of the New Year's Day truck attack during a vigil on Canal and Bourbon Streets in New Orleans, on Saturday.
Candles and flowers lay around a memorial for the victims of the New Year's Day truck attack during a vigil on Canal and Bourbon Streets in New Orleans, on Saturday. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/REX/Shutterstock

The New Orleans Saints and the National Football League in which they compete have pledged to donate $1m to the victims of the Bourbon Street terror attack on New Year’s Day that left 14 people dead and 35 others injured.

In a press release issued on Saturday, the Saints and their owner, Gayle Benson, who pledged $500,000, said: “Our community has experienced an unimaginable tragedy and our collective hearts are broken as we mourn for the victims and survivors of the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans.

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