Tag: new orleans attack suspect

New Orleans: A US army veteran motivated by loyalty to the jihadist group Islamic State likely acted alone when he killed and injured dozens in a truck attack against a New Orleans crowd of New Year revelers, the FBI said Thursday. Despite initial concerns that Shamsud-Din Jabbar had accomplices still on the run, preliminary investigations…

The suspect posted several videos to an online platform proclaiming his support for ISIS, said FBI (File) New Orleans: The FBI said Thursday that the New Orleans truck-ramming attacker had published videos proclaiming support for the Islamic State group. Shamsud-Din Jabbar “drove from Houston to New Orleans on the evening of the 31st and he…