The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initially came under fire for insisting that the truck ramming attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street that killed at least 10 people and injured more than 20 was “not a terrorist incident.”
local police answered The incident occurred at 3:17 a.m. when the suspect drove through a crowd of people celebrating the New Year and opened fire. The FBI confirmed the suspect was deceased.
However, the FBI initially came under fire for saying the attack was “not a terrorist incident,” which is particularly embarrassing given that the FBI admitted that an “improvised explosive device” was also involved. It's like it hurts.
“This is not a terrorist incident. At this time, an improvised explosive device has been recovered and we are working to determine if this is a viable explosive device,” the FBI initially said.
“As Director Kirkpatrick has said, we ask everyone to stay away from Bourbon Street,” the FBI continued, causing confusion.
This contradicts an official statement from the FBI, which later said it was “working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism.”
President Joe Biden too Confirmed “The FBI is leading the investigation and is investigating this incident as an act of terrorism,” read part of the statement.
This story is developing.
