The FBI on Sunday released new details about the travels of 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man authorities say carried out the deadly New Years’ terrorist attack in New Orleans.
Jabbar also made at least two trips to New Orleans in October and November prior to the deadly attack and recorded video of the site with Meta smart glasses.
Jabbar, an Army veteran, plowed a rented Ford pick-up through a crowd of Bourbon Street revelers in the attack that officials say was inspired by the Islamic State.
Dozens of others were injured in the truck attack and Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF NEW ORLEANS TERRORIST ATTACK The FBI recovered a black ISIS flag from the rented truck and found that Jabbar pledged allegiance to ISIS in online videos posted hours before the attack.
On Sunday, the FBI made public fresh information regarding the whereabouts of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who is suspected by authorities of carrying out the deadly terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day.
Jabbar, who authorities claim was the only person responsible for the 14-person attack on Bourbon Street, had been in Cairo, Egypt, from June 22 to July 3, 2023, before flying to Ontario, Canada, and then back to the United States. A. said the FBI at a press conference. Prior to the fatal attack, Jabbar also visited New Orleans at least twice in October and November, using Meta smart glasses to record footage of the area.
FBI officials stated that the agency is looking into whether Jabbar had any associates in the United States, though it is still unclear if those trips were related to the attack. S. . or abroad, pointing out that it is impossible to completely rule out the possibility that Jabbar received aid abroad.
The attack, which authorities claim was motivated by the Islamic State, involved Jabbar, an Army veteran, driving a rented Ford pickup through a crowd of Bourbon Street revelers. Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police, and the truck attack left dozens of other people hurt.
The information we have about the victims of the terrorist attack in New Orleans.
The FBI discovered that Jabbar had sworn allegiance to ISIS in internet videos uploaded just hours prior to the attack, and they also recovered a black ISIS flag from the rental truck.
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