New Orleans incident

[Dr Murdoch]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn4x88455qpt

Awful. Article doesn't appear to confirm what happened to the see you next Tuesday who did this.

[Earthdweller]

Reading that am SUV was driven into crowd at speed in French qtr

Driver then got out in full body armour with an assault rifle and gun battle with Police

Multiple fatalities

[Earthdweller]

Meanwhile in New Zealand a car is driven at speed into two Police officers who were on foot near NYE celebrations

One Officer was killed

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/one-...

[Cotty]

"Witness accounts recalled a truck crashing into a crowd at high speed before the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire, CBS reported".
Its a shame there are so many tts in this world

[Ham_and_Jam]

It seems like automobiles driven at speed into large crowds is becoming the new weapon of choice.

I’ve slowly seen pedestrian areas being encapsulated in concrete blocks, and expect this now to become the new normal. Very sad.

[Earthdweller]

Mayor of New Orleans has declared it a terrorist incident

Two Police Officers reported shot

[bitchstewie]

FBI: 'This is not a terrorist event' and I think that's at the same press conference.

What an appalling attack.

[Earthdweller]

bhstewie said:

FBI: 'This is not a terrorist event' and I think that's at the same press conference.

What an appalling attack.

Hmmm

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the city had been impacted by a "terrorist attack" and she was in direct contact with the White House;

However, the FBI, which is leading the investigation, said it was "not a terrorist event" - but "improvised explosive devices" had been found and checks were taking place to see if they were "viable";

[g4ry13]

Ham_and_Jam said:

It seems like automobiles driven at speed into large crowds is becoming the new weapon of choice.

I’ve slowly seen pedestrian areas being encapsulated in concrete blocks, and expect this now to become the new normal. Very sad.

Berlin 2016, Wisconsin 2021. Just a few major attacks which happened years before these recent ones.

I wouldn't expect anything to change with pedestrian areas as these attacks are still very rare.

[don'tbesilly]

Earthdweller said:

bhstewie said:

FBI: 'This is not a terrorist event' and I think that's at the same press conference.

What an appalling attack.

Hmmm

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the city had been impacted by a "terrorist attack" and she was in direct contact with the White House;

However, the FBI, which is leading the investigation, said it was "not a terrorist event" - but "improvised explosive devices" had been found and checks were taking place to see if they were "viable";

New Orleans updates: 10 dead in 'terrorist attack' with pickup in New Orleans, local officials say

LaToya Cantrell, the mayor of New Orleans, described the incident as a "terrorist attack." The FBI said it wasn't yet using that term. Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent of police, said the driver had attempted to kill as many people as possible.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/1-dead-vehicle-strikes-c...

What is shocking is that this type of event is no longer shocking, and some type of vehicle is now used as as a weapon in the same way as guns and knives are.

[Earthdweller]

g4ry13 said:

I wouldn't expect anything to change with pedestrian areas as these attacks are still very rare.

What's an acceptable number for you ?

[Cliftonite]

Dr Murdoch said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn4x88455qpt

Awful. Article doesn't appear to confirm what happened to the see you next Tuesday who did this.

Sky News reckon it is dead (1322H GMT):

[g4ry13]

Earthdweller said:

g4ry13 said:

I wouldn't expect anything to change with pedestrian areas as these attacks are still very rare.

What's an acceptable number for you ?

Bit of an odd question! Nobody said it's 'acceptable' although our politicians do tell us the threat of terror attacks are “part and parcel of living in a big city”.

In the case of Waukesha, the parade was in the road and Brooks drove through the barricade. A pedestrianised area would not have helped in that case considering they opted to hold a parade in the road.

Plane crashes happen and people still take planes. Mass shootings happen in schools and people still buy guns and go to school. Terrorist attacks happen and we still have to get on with life.

I don't foresee that a few attacks are going to result in pedestrianised cities as a result.

[bitchstewie]

Attacker dead and it's being investigated by the FBI as an act of terrorism.

[Killer2005]

g4ry13 said:

Nobody said it's 'acceptable' although our politicians do tell us the threat of terror attacks are “part and parcel of living in a big city”.

Well, only one politician said that.

[7mike]

Killer2005 said:

g4ry13 said:

Nobody said it's 'acceptable' although our politicians do tell us the threat of terror attacks are “part and parcel of living in a big city”.

Well, only one politician said that.

The FBI is now investigating the New Orleans tragedy “as an act of terrorism”

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/new-orleans-m...

[bitchstewie]

Reads like the US (no idea if it's a local law enforcement or nationwide standard) has official criteria for an event to be treated as terrorism a bit like we do.

Seems the likely explanation for the contradiction at the press conference earlier assuming it wasn't simple human error and the FBI spokesperson misspoke.

[Earthdweller]

Meanwhile in Germany man goes on a rampage with a JCB

Gets shot dead by the Police for his trouble

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/187416408914621276...

[fly by wire]

Thoughts and prayers...

Yet again

[Derek Smith]

g4ry13 said:

Plane crashes happen and people still take planes. Mass shootings happen in schools and people still buy guns and go to school. Terrorist attacks happen and we still have to get on with life.

I don't foresee that a few attacks are going to result in pedestrianised cities as a result.

There's a big difference between plane crashes and criminal activity intended to kill and maim.