Sugar Bowl in New Orleans postponed in wake of deadly truck ramming attack
Officials have postponed Wednesday night’s Sugar Bowl, a major sporting event in New Orleans, after a man plowed his truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in what is being investigated as a terrorist attack.
Officials have postponed Wednesday night’s Sugar Bowl, a major sporting event in New Orleans, after a man plowed his truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in what is being investigated as a terrorist attack.
The sold-out annual college football game will be postponed until Thursday night, Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said at a news conference.
Hundley said the decision was in the "best interest" of public safety.
Authorities said at least 15 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured about 3:15 a.m. Wednesday when a man intentionally rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street, a popular destination in the city.
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