New Orleans and Vegas attacks explained
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In the early hours, 14 people were killed and 35 injured when a man drove a pick-up truck through the heart of New Orleans' party district. Later a Tesla vehicle exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one and injuring seven others.
Sky's US correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner host the Sky News Daily from New Orleans and Las Vegas to uncover exactly what happened, what we know about the suspects, and if security services missed warning signs.
Producers: Rosie Gillott, Soila Apparicio
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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