A mosque near the New Orleans New Year’s Day attack suspect’s home has barred its worshipers from directly responding to law enforcement or media inquiries about the incident, according to reports.
Houston’s Masjid Bilal reported condemning the “terrible act,” apparently referring to the attack. newsweek. “If you are contacted by the FBI and need action, please contact CAIR. [Council on American-Islamic Relations] and ISGH [Islamic Society of Greater Houston]” the post continued.
“If anyone is contacted by the media, it is very important that you do not respond. If you are contacted by the FBI and require action, please contact CAIR and ISGH,” Houston Masjid Bilal said. wrote on Facebook, WCBM. reported.
The mosque reportedly described the attack as a “tragic event that occurred this morning in New Orleans and is currently classified as an ‘act of terrorism’ by the FBI.”
No posts were found for Mosque facebook and Instagram account. However, posts containing the same words purportedly referring to mosques have been circulating on social media.
🚨 #breaking news Houston mosque within walking distance of terror suspect’s residence advises members not to cooperate with FBI
The Instagram account is linked to Masjid Bilal Mosque in Houston, a neighborhood of New Orleans terror suspect Shamsud Din… pic.twitter.com/U5B1uE1HX2
— Lynnwood Times (@LynnwoodTimes) January 2, 2025
I’m sure that’s not a bad thing. they are not hiding anything.
Masjid Bilal Mosque in Houston, where New Orleans terror suspect Shamsud Din Jabar reportedly frequents, has instructed its members to refer any inquiries from the FBI to the Islamic Council of America. pic.twitter.com/rcYJsbgFkg
— Bruiser (@DrHoosierHermit) January 2, 2025
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified The suspect who drove a Ford pickup truck into a crowd of revelers in the early hours of New Year’s Day was Shamsuddin Jabbar, 42, a US national from Texas, according to a press release. The FBI said they found an ISIS flag, weapons and what appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) inside the vehicle. They are investigating the incident as a terrorist attack.
At least 15 people were killed and others injured in the terrorist attack.
In a statement provided to the Daily Caller, CAIR spokesperson Ibrahim Hooper called the attack “horrible, senseless and disgusting” and condemned a “despicable act of mass violence.” The group also expressed its sympathy to the families of the victims.
“If reports are true that the perpetrator is a man with a history of drunk driving and spousal abuse, and a supporter of Daesh, then his crimes demonstrate why a brutal, ruthless, bottom-feeding extremist group is overwhelmingly “This is the latest example of how we have been rejected by our people. “We support the Muslim world, from Islamic scholars to mosques, organizations and individual Muslims,” the statement reads in part.
CAIR called on anyone with knowledge of the attack to contact authorities immediately.
Asked by phone about the alleged order from Houston Masjid Bilal, Hooper told the Daily Caller to rely on CAIR’s statement.
CAIR also stated that Palestinian American Muslims: Kareem Badawi18, died in the attack. Badawi was an athlete and a freshman at the University of Alabama from Baton Rouge.
In 2014, the United Arab Emirates added CAIR to its list of “terrorists” suspected of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. According to Charity & Security Network. The group said the decision had “absolutely no factual basis”. (Related: Former Princeton football player Tiger Beck dies in New Orleans terrorist attack)
President Joe Biden said Jabbar, a military veteran, was ‘inspired by ISIS’ said.
President-elect Donald Trump said Part of the reason was that his incoming administration would “fully support the City of New Orleans as it investigates and recovers from this act of pure evil.”
