New Orleans incident

Being reported that the truck crossed over from Mexico a couple of days ago, also the pics I've seen show a rather tanned gentleman with a nice big bushy beard, dunno how legit they are.
 
A witness told CNN that steel mechanical barricades were not up prior to the attack.
'Those barricades were not up, period,' Jimmy Cothran said.
'They had the flimsy orange ones that you could just push over with your finger. We actually thought it was kind of odd.'
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Looks like a security lapse again at a massive event like New Orleans that pretty criminal to happen.
 
Dis86 said:
Looks like vehicle attacks are becoming the chosen method these days. Get's you to the target quicker, makes you harder to stop, greater likelihood of casualties.
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It's been that way for quite a few years now. If you look in London the entrances of railway stations have barricades in front of them. Other places where many people congregate have gradually had similar measures added. e.g. bridges with cycle lanes between the pavement and road may have had a slightly raised separating barrier between the cycle lane and road. It might just look like its protecting the cyclist from cars but it's actually protecting pedestrians from car attacks on a bridge where they have nowhere to escape to. Many buildings that could be target have large plant pots outside. Etc. Once you see the road furniture designed to prevent these attacks you realise how much of a threat it is.
 
Abraxaz1 said:
Texas born and raised, ex us army veteran and Muslim.

Gonna be interesting to see how trump twists this to anti migrant rhetoric
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Its inevitable.

Such a tragedy. Security should be scrutinised but no one would’ve expected a truck to hurl into a crowd in New Orleans.

Can’t wait to hear about the attackers justification for it.
 
Reports he could he part of an Islamic terror cell with all the trimmings; IEDs etc.

Also apparently used an EV truck - high mass for maximum carnage and silent so no warning on approach...
 
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