<img src="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/world-news/2025/01/01/TELEMMGLPICT000406802181_17357554821360_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard" alt="Police investigate ‘flag’ on back of New Orleans terror attack pick-up" width="100%" height="auto"><div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> Police in <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/01/01/at-least-one-dead-after-vehicle-rams-into-crowd-new-orleans/">New Orleans</a> are investigating a possible home-made flag strapped to the rear of the truck used to carry out an attack in the early hours of New Year’s Day.<a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/01/everything-we-know-new-orleans-ramming-attack/">Ten people were killed and at least 35 injured</a> when a man ploughed the white Ford truck into people on Bourbon Street. The man then exited the vehicle and fired a weapon before he was killed by police in a shoot-out.Images from the scene showed a plastic rod attached to the rear of the vehicle, with grey&nbsp; material wrapped around it. </div>

Sources say markings on cloth are being examined as reports suggest focus on Islamic State links{ai:summary}New Orleans police are probing a possible homemade flag found on a truck involved in a deadly New Year's Day attack. A man drove the vehicle into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing ten and injuring at least 35, before engaging in a shoot-out with police.The investigation includes analyzing images showing a plastic rod with grey material attached to the truck. Authorities are working to uncover the motive behind the attack. #crime

Police investigate ‘flag’ on back of New Orleans terror attack pick-up

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