The suspect accused of driving a truck through a crowd on Bourbon street in New Orleans, killing 10 people and injuring at least 36, has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar.

According to two federal officials who spoke to BBC’s US partner, CBS News. The FBI are investigating this morning’s deadly attack in New Orleans as an “act of terrorism” as they confirm the suspect is dead

Ten people were killed and at least 35 injured after a man drove a pick-up truck into a large crowd

The incident occurred at approximately 03:15 local time (09:15 GMT) in the French Quarter – an area popular with visitors to the southern US city in Louisiana . Suspect named as Shamsud Din Jabbar

The FBI confirmed earlier today the incident is being treated as an “act of terrorism” and the perpetrator was killed after the attack.

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