Trump called it an act of pure evil for a truck to run over people in New Orleans

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has called the hit-and-run of a truck on pedestrians in New Orleans an act of pure evil and pledged the city's support in investigating the case.

"Our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones right now, including the brave New Orleans police officers. The Trump administration will fully support New Orleans in investigating and recovering from this act of pure evil!" - The Guardian quotes his post published on January 1 on Truth Social.

The politician also expressed the opinion that the criminals coming to the U.S. are much more dangerous than those in the country.

According to Fox News Channel, the man who carried out the attack entered the United States from Mexico two days earlier in the Eagle Pass area.

What happened in Magdeburg: a car drove into the crowd at the Christmas fair

There are dead and wounded

On New Year's Eve in New Orleans, a truck struck a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, then the driver got out and started shooting. Law enforcement returned fire and eliminated him. According to the latest reports, at least 10 people were killed and 35 others were injured.

The FBI specified that two police officers were wounded in the shooting, and explosive devices were found at the scene of the tragedy. It is preliminarily established that most of the victims are locals, not tourists. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russians, tentatively, were not injured in the incident in New Orleans.