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Driver attacks New Year’s crowd on Bourbon Street

A driver flying an Islamic State flag rammed a pickup truck into New Year’s crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 14 people and injuring dozens before police killed him. The FBI investigated the attack as terrorism and the city faced urgent security questions.

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