President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the suspect in the deadly New Orleans attack was “inspired” by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), hours before he drove a truck into a crowd in the French Quarter. He announced in a social media post declaring. .
Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, was killed early on New Year’s Day in New Orleans when he drove his Ford pickup truck into a crowd of revelers and later died in a shootout with police, authorities said. Biden said a flag belonging to an Islamic extremist terrorist organization and explosives were found in a “borrowed” car. (Related article: ‘They are just monsters’: Retired Israeli general describes ‘horrible scenes’ after Hamas attack)
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“The FBI has informed me that the perpetrator was an American citizen born in Texas. He served on active duty in the U.S. Army for many years,” Biden said in a televised statement. “He also served in the Army Reserve several years ago. The FBI also released a video showing that just hours before the attack, he was inspired by ISIS, specifically a homicidal desire, a desire to kill.” It was reported that it was pushed to social media.
“An ISIS flag was found in the vehicle he had borrowed to carry out this attack. Possible explosives were also found inside the vehicle and explosives were found nearby,” Biden added. .
The attack left at least 10 people dead and dozens injured. According to To the FBI.
Biden also said that Las Vegas authorities are investigating the explosion of an electric car in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tesla CEO Elon Musk Posted X, the company announced that it has confirmed that a bomb or fireworks planted in a Tesla Cybertruck caused the explosion.
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