Global condemnation, condolences for New Orleans attack
The Hindu
Global leaders condemn New Orleans New Year's Eve attack, expressing condolences and solidarity with victims and their families.
International condemnation poured in on Wednesday (January 1, 2025) for the attack on a crowd of New Year's Eve revellers in New Orleans which killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more.
Here is a round-up of global reaction.
"New Orleans, so dear to the hearts of the French, has been struck by terrorism," French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X, posting in both French and English.
New Orleans was initially founded by colonists from France and the attack took place in the Louisiana city's famed French Quarter.
"Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the injured, as well as with the American people, whose sorrow we share," Macron said.
Christian Estrosi, mayor of the southern city of Nice, which suffered a car-ramming attack in 2016 that killed 86 people, also sent condolences.
"The tragedy in New Orleans, a sister city of Nice, very painfully recalls our own... Our thoughts go out to the families and the lives mowed down in mid-New Year's celebrations," he said on X.
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