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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

‘Pure evil’: politicians condemn New Orleans attack as White House offers support

A New Orleans police officer searches the area near the crime scene on 1 January.
A New Orleans police officer searches the area near the crime scene on 1 January. Photograph: Jack Brook/AP

Political reaction to the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that is being investigated as a terrorist incident, came swiftly on Wednesday, with the White House saying that Joe Biden had been briefed by senior leadership at the FBI and by the leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.

The president also spoke by phone this morning with the New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, “to offer full federal support” according to the White House.

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