At least 10 killed, over 30 injured after vehicle rams crowd in New Orleans

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At least 10 people were killed and 35 injured after the driver of a pickup truck struck a crowd on historic Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Wednesday, officials said. 

After driving at high speed into the crowd of pedestrians, the suspect was killed in a firefight with police, the FBI said on Facebook.

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

The FBI has identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas. A flag representing the Islamic State group was found in the truck and the FBI is trying to determine if he was associated with any terrorist organizations, the agency said in a statement.

The ramming took place around 3:15 a.m. local time at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon streets as a large crowd gathered to celebrate the new year in the city's French Quarter, the city said in a statement.

At a news conference, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell described the killings as a "terrorist attack" and the city's police superintendent said the act was clearly intentional.

Police Supt. Anne Kirkpatrick said a man in the truck drove down Bourbon Street "at a very fast pace," and was "trying to run over as many people as he possibly could. It was not a DUI situation."

"He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and damage that he did," she told reporters.

A majority of the victims were "locals versus tourists," she said.

Two police officers who were shot after the driver emerged from the truck are in stable condition, Kirkpatrick said. 

The FBI said a potential improvised explosive device was located in the vehicle and other potential explosive devices were also located