Elevenpeople were wounded in a shooting Sunday in New Orleans' French Quarter, apopular tourist hub, US police said, adding that two of the victims were in acritical condition.

Theshooting took place at about 3:00 am on a crowded commercial street near manyhotels in a historic district that attracts visitors from around the world.

Nofatalities had been reported, and police said they quickly responded to theincident as extra patrols were on duty for an annual Thanksgiving weekenduniversity football game in the city.

"Wehad officers on that very block that thought they were being fired upon,"police superintendent Shaun Ferguson told reporters.

"Unfortunately, there were so many people out here we were unable to determine who was actually firing shots at the time. We do not know how it started."

The New Orleans Police Department said via its Twitter feed that no arrests had been made and investigations were ongoing.