The UK Foreign Office (FCDO) has set up a helpline for British nationals following the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans.
At least 15 people were killed and around 35 injured when a pickup truck rammed into a crowd during celebrations on Bourbon Street, in the French Quarter, in the early hours of Wednesday 1 January.
The 42-year suspect, Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was killed by police gunfire.
The Foreign Office has updated its advice for the US to say: “On 1 January, an individual drove a vehicle into a crowd of people in New Orleans.
“Any British nationals in need of assistance should call +1 202 588 6500 or visit contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/emergency-help. In the UK, call +44 (0) 20 7008 5000.”
Meanwhile, authorities are investigating whether a New Year’s Day explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas is connected to the New Orleans attack.
The driver of a Tesla Cybertruck was killed and seven people were injured when the vehicle exploded outside the hotel.
President Biden said authorities were investigating ‘whether there’s any possible connection with the attack in New Orleans’.
