Media reported homemade bombs in a hit-and-run truck in New Orleans

Homemade bombs were found in a truck that drove into a crowd in New Orleans in the United States. This was reported by the Associated Press(AP) on January 2, citing the Louisiana State Police.

"Investigators found several improvised explosive devices, including two homemade bombs, which were hidden in cold rooms and connected for remote detonation," the publication says.

The agency specified that the surveillance video also showed three men and a woman setting one of the explosive devices. At the moment, police representatives can not confirm exactly what relation these people had to the attack.

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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 of the vehicle and opened fire with an assault rifle. Law enforcement returned fire and eliminated him. The FBI specified that two police officers were wounded in the shootout, and explosive devices were found at the scene of the tragedy.

According to the latest data, the number of dead when the truck hit people in New Orleans rose to 15. It is specified that the suspect also wounded at least two police officers with a machine gun.

Later, the media reported the identification of the perpetrator of the terrorist attack in New Orleans. According to The New York Times, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar is suspected of hitting a truck on pedestrians in New Orleans in the United States.