President Joe Biden Wednesday praised the “brave and swift response” of law enforcement officers in New Orleans for preventing “even greater death and injury” after a man crashed a pick-up truck into a crowd of Bourbon Street revelers, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day.

“I have been continually briefed since early this morning by federal law enforcement leadership and my homeland security team, including Secretary of Homeland Security [Alejandro] Mayorkas, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, White House Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall, and the Mayor of New Orleans,” Biden said in his statement.

He pointed out that the FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism, and said he’s directed his administration to “ensure every resource is available” as federal, state, and local law enforcement officials work to investigate the crime and ensure there are no remaining threats to the public.

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