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OpenSugar Bowl to be played after 10 killed in New Orleans ‘carnage’ as driver runs into New Year crowd

The Sugar Bowl is still scheduled to be played after a driver in a truck killed 10 and injured at least 35 in New Orleans.

The city’s police commissioner said one of college football‘s biggest and most historic games is still scheduled for Wednesday night at the Superdome, which is located just miles away from nearby Bourbon Street where the incident occurred on Wednesday morning.

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Police cordon off the intersection of Canal Street and Bourbon Street[/caption]

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“He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” New Orleans police commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick.

“It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he could.”

The College Football playoff quarterfinal in New Orleans features the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) against No. 7 Notre Dame (12-1).

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The Superdome is also set to host the NFL’s Super Bowl on February 9, which is one of the biggest sporting events in the world.

“The Sugar Bowl Committee is devastated by the terrible events from early this morning,” Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said in a statement.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.

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“We are in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state, and federal levels and will communicate further details as they become available.”

The attack occurred on Wednesday morning in the French Quarter, following New Year’s Eve events in the city.

Fans supporting Georgia and Notre Dame had added to the normal large crowds in a city that regularly hosts major sports events.

The FBI said in a statement that it was heading an investigation.

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Police investigators surround a white truck in the French Quarter[/caption]

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The site of an attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans,[/caption]

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Georgia and Notre Dame are still expected to play in the nearby Superdome[/caption]

“This morning, an individual drove a car into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing a number of people and injuring dozens of others,” the FBI said in a statement.

“The subject then engaged with local law enforcement and is now deceased.

“The FBI is the lead investigative agency, and we are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism.”

Texas faces Arizona State in the Peach Bowl on Wednesday in Atlanta, while Ohio State and Oregon face off in the Rose Bowl in California.

The NFL’s New Orleans Saints have used the Superdome as their home venue since 1975.

Kirkpatrick said that police officers will work to ensure fan safety at Wednesday night’s Sugar Bowl.

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