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19 hurt in Mother's Day shooting in New Orleans

New Orleans, May 13: Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19, including two children, police said.FBI spokeswoman Mary Beth



"It's strictly an act of street violence in New Orleans," she said. The southern city has one of the highest violent crime rates in the U.S. The shootings took place less than two miles (3 kilometers) from the heart of the French Quarter.

Police said many of the victims were grazed, and most of the wounds were not life-threatening.

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