The suspect has been preliminarily identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, according to four senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter.

Summary

Authorities identified Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, as the suspect in the New Orleans truck ramming attack that killed 10 people and injured 35 on New Year’s Day.

Jabbar, who died in a shootout with police, allegedly drove a truck with a black flag possibly linked to ISIS. The FBI is investigating the attack as a potential terrorist act.

Weapons and suspected explosive devices were found in Jabbar’s vehicle and near the scene.

Officials are also investigating reports that Jabbar fired a rifle into the crowd and whether IEDs near the site were operational.

  • @[email protected]
    10•5 days ago

    I understand your point, however, I think it is generally unhelpful to distinguish between domestic and internationally backed terror attacks.

    A terror attack is a terror attack.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
      2•5 days ago

      It’s not even internationally backed (as of yet), just internationally inspired (according to another article on the topic).