Tourists recount moments before deadly New Orleans attack: Video
A few hours before the deadly New Orleans attack, Bourbon Street was the most happening and bustling place in the American city.
For Ethan Ayersman, a tourist in the city, he had lots and lots of fun before retiring at 1:30 am. He told AFP he was only aware of the attack after he was jolted out of sleep by his brother.
"We were enjoying ourselves last night on Bourbon Street. We left around 1:30 a.m., but we have an Airbnb that we were staying at right here and so we kind of just went to bed. It was kind of a normal night. Everybody was having a good time and then I feel like after that I went to sleep. My brother came into the room at some point. He woke me up. He told me he heard gunshots and a car speeding, but he didn't actually see it, but he was like something was going on," Ethan said.
On the part of Tessa Duvall and her family, they might have had a "premonition" when they decided to have fun after the New Year's craze and buzz.
"So we had thought about coming out after New Year's, and this is the area we were going to come to: Bourbon because that's where all the music is and the fun, and we just decided to stay low-key and stay at our hotel, so yeah, a block away decision made probably saved our lives," she said.
Fifteen people were reported dead after an ISIS flag-flying man in a truck rammed into a crowd at the New Orleans' French Quarter on New Year's Day around 3:15 a.m. (09:15 GMT).
Thirty others, including police officers, were also injured in the attack.
Identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old US citizen from Texas was killed after a shootout with the police.
