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America.. The death toll from the hit-and-run accident in New Orleans is 15 people

The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States (FBI) clarified on Thursday that the death toll announced by the authorities for the ramming attack carried out on Wednesday night in New Orleans, at 15 people, also includes the suspect.
The authorities had announced the toll without clarifying that it included the suspect in carrying out the attack, who was killed in an exchange of fire with the police.

New Orleans attack

FBI official Christopher Raya said during a media briefing: “There were 14 dead and the attacker himself, meaning 15 dead in total.”

Security post at the site of the hit-and-run accident (AFP)

The suspect in carrying out the attack, which the police are treating as a “terrorist act,” is Shams al-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old American citizen from Texas who previously served in the army and was sent to Afghanistan.
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