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Update (1157ET):
Fox News reporters, citing federal sources, revealed that the suspect in the terror attack on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning crossed into the US through the Biden-Harris administration’s open southern border at Eagle Pass, Texas, just a few days ago.
🚨 🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Fox News reports that the man who committed the NYE New Orleans terror attack, crossed into the U.S. from Mexico via Eagle Pass TWO DAYS AGO.
BIDEN AND KAMALA HAVE MORE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS pic.twitter.com/O2YoI6LwzH
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 1, 2025
The dead terrorist was seen dressed in military fatigues.
Without the blur pic.twitter.com/qplBIq3o5x
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 1, 2025
Michael Flynn, who served as national security adviser in the Trump administration 1.0, wrote on X:
Again, it is not what you call it in the end that matters. What matters is if there was intelligence prior in some agency or department and it wasn’t acted upon. A failure of decision makers not a failure of intelligence.
Prevention is what we shoot for, that is what the hard work of intelligence does. If you don’t follow it and hunt down every lead, then you end up in a reactive, after the fact mode. This, tragically, is where we are for what should have been a very joyous occasion. Members of my family were walking along bourbon street last night at midnight.
Another big question, what’s next and are the people with knowledge rapidly cross leveling intelligence to prevent the next attack?
The idiots in the FBI don’t want you to call this a terrorist attack. That is what it is…now that we’re past that, the most important aspects are what is not currently being reported.
The White House is telling the Mayor of NOLA to stop calling it a terrorist attack after the… https://t.co/fvltmvGPZf
— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) January 1, 2025
Readers should be reminded that just two weeks ago, we pointed out: “In the short term, the threats to the homeland are rising… Democrats have transformed America into a ‘terrorist playground’ with open borders.”
Terror Threat? NYC Now Deploys “Largest Military Presence In Subways Since 9/11 Aftermath” https://t.co/XMA6Dbp2qz
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 19, 2024
A massive scandal could erupt with the outgoing Biden administration, which likely did not act on critical intelligence about foreign threats operating on domestic soil. The failure of inaction and porous open southern and northern borders led to the deaths of at least 10 people and 35 injured on Bourbon Street in the terrorist attack early this morning.
This is unacceptable! This should’ve never happened.
The optics for Democrats and the Biden-Harris administration are absolutely terrible. This will significantly set back the party of open-border radicals as Americans increasingly demand the restoration of national security through a Trump 2.0 presidency.
Trump released a statement on Truth Social:
When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by Democrats and the Fake News Media, but it turned out to be true. The crime rate in our country is at a level that nobody has ever seen before. Our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones, including the brave officers of the New Orleans Police Department. The Trump Administration will fully support the City of New Orleans as they investigate and recover from this act of pure evil!
If this is Al-Qaeda, then there are rising probabilities of multiple coordinated attacks across the US because of years of open borders flooding the nation with terrorists and criminals.
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Update (0750ET):
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell confirmed that the truck ramming attack on Bourbon Street was a “terrorist attack.”
#BREAKING
NEW YEAR’S TRAGEDY ON BOURBON ST:🔴Driver drove into the crowd along the street and gun fire erupted around 3 a.m.
🔴 10 people are dead, 35 are injured
🔴 Two officers were shot
🔴 City officials labeling this as a terrorist attack@FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/rPxw2QU3Yx— Andrés Fuentes (@news_fuentes) January 1, 2025
“First of all, the city of New Orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack. I’ve been in direct contact with the White House, Governor Landry, and the unified command here.”
BREAKING: The situation in New Orleans is “very active” says Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
She adds that she has been in direct contact with the White House following a mass casualty incident.https://t.co/abiVPfkfm0
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 1, 2025
Police killed the terror attack suspect when he exited the truck with an assault rifle, per ABC News report.
Let’s not forget…
List of Islamist car-ramming attacks in the West:
2016 – Nice truck attack (86 killed)
2016 – Berlin truck attack (12K)
2017 – London (8K)
2017 – New York truck attack (8K)
2017 – London (5K)
2017 – Stockholm truck attack (5K)
2017 – Barcelona truck attack (13K) pic.twitter.com/ptYaW5bP6D— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 1, 2025
Two weeks ago…
Terror Threat? NYC Now Deploys “Largest Military Presence In Subways Since 9/11 Aftermath” https://t.co/XMA6Dbp2qz
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 19, 2024
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Update (0730ET):
Local media outlets have published an image of the truck involved in the mass casualty incident on Bourbon Street.
The Ford F-150 Lightning truck has a Texas license plate reading “LZ 1575.” A flagpole hitch holder is visible with what appears to be a flag, although it seems covered. Additionally, there are four bullet holes in the rear cabin window of the truck.
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Update (0700ET):
The New Orleans Police Department told ABC News that “the strike appeared to be intentional” and “the driver has not been taken into custody.”
Witness tells CNN:
Witness tells CNN:
“All I seen was a truck slamming into everyone on the left side of Bourbon sidewalk,” said Kevin Garcia, 22.
“A body came flying at me,” he said, adding that he also heard gunshots being fired.
— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) January 1, 2025
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Update (0640ET):
The City of New Orleans has confirmed ten dead and 30 injured after a vehicle plowed into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street.
The New Orleans Police Department has yet to confirm whether the mass casualty incident was intentional. No details about the driver have been released.
Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry writes on X:
A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning.
Please join Sharon and I in praying for all the victims and first responders on scene.
I urge all near the scene to avoid the area.
— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) January 1, 2025
A press conference is expected shortly.
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The New Orleans Police Department told local media outlet WGNO that multiple people are dead after a vehicle plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. The area, a bar and restaurant district popular with tourists, was still very active just hours after New Year’s Eve celebrations.
BREAKING UPDATE FROM NEW ORLEANS: Witnesses told @CBSNews reporter Kati Weis that a truck crashed into a crowd on Bourbon Street at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire. @WWLTV reports “at least 10 dead.” pic.twitter.com/Aj7ZAjxgM8
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 1, 2025
NOPD said the vehicle struck a group of people around 3:15 a.m. local time at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Iberville
Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a truck crashed into the crowd at “high speeds,” adding that the driver exited the vehicle and started discharging a weapon, prompting police officers to return fire.
NOLAREADY: There has been a mass casualty incident on Canal and Bourbon Street. Get yourself away from the area. Visit https://t.co/AyuRn38guC for details.
— NOLA Ready (@nolaready) January 1, 2025
Unconfirmed video.
Video obtained of the mass shooting in New Orleans, Bourbon Street. pic.twitter.com/sVIDSwpRhO
— F̳̿͟͞l̳̿͟͞i̳̿͟͞c̳̿͟͞k̳̿͟͞ (@Flick1_) January 1, 2025
Weis reported that multiple people were on the ground with serious injuries.
BREAKING NEWS: GRAPHIC WARNING: Mass casualties as car rams into crown in New Orleans. Several dead… Bourbon Street shut down … I knew this would happen somewhere #terroristattack #ThanksBiden pic.twitter.com/oVroB6wdyU
— Mighty_Marsha (@Mighty_Marsha) January 1, 2025
NOPD told CBS News that “initial reports show a car may have plowed into a group of people. Injuries are unknown but there are reported fatalities.”
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Tyler Durden
Wed, 01/01/2025 – 11:57
