The American veteran joined the Islamic State last summer. During the terrorist attack, he acted alone.
Former American soldier Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove an SUV into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, acted like a “lone wolf.” FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher announced this at a press conference on Thursday, January 2. Paradise, CNN reports.
The FBI identified the attacker as a US Army veteran from Texas who once served in Afghanistan.
It is reported that after conducting hundreds of interviews, analyzing Jabbar’s social networks and his electronic devices, nothing indicates that he had any accomplices.
“At this time, we do not believe that anyone else was involved in this attack other than Shamsud-Din Jabbar, of whom you have been informed,” said a spokesman for the bureau’s counter-terrorism division.
At the same time, it was noted that some time has passed since the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.
The FBI said they believe the New Orleans attacker was “100% inspired by ISIS” and will be looking more into his “path to radicalization” in the coming days.
“I can tell you now that he is 100% inspired by ISIS. And so we are looking – we are looking on social media, more interviews, working with our other partners to find out how to find out more about this connection.” said Raya.
The FBI determined that the attacker traveled from Houston to New Orleans on December 31 and posted five videos on Facebook between 1:29 am and 3:02 am on the morning of the attack. In this, he said that he supported the Islamic State.
In the first video, Jabbar said he had previously planned to harm his family and friends, but was concerned that media coverage would not focus on the “war between believers and unbelievers,” the FBI Deputy Assistant Director said. in Charge Rai at a news conference. Jabbar also said in the video that he joined Islamic State last summer and gave a last will and testament, Raya added.
The FBI said the attack killed 14 people and injured at least 35. 15 people were previously reported dead, but Raya said that number also included the attacker who was killed by police. The FBI added that it is classifying this incident as an act of terrorism.
The New Orleans attack and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas do not appear to be related, a bureau spokesman said.
“There is currently no connection between the attack in New Orleans and the attack in Las Vegas,” an FBI spokesman said.
We remind you that on New Year’s Eve in New Orleans, a car driver drove into a crowd. 10 dead and 30 wounded were reported. The attacker died. The man had an ISIS flag on his pickup truck.
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