A 42-year-old US Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a truck into a crowd of New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans, killing at least 14 people. The FBI identified Jabbar as the lone attacker and said he pledged allegiance to ISIS in social media posts before the attack.
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He drove from Houston to New Orleans on December 31. On the morning of the attack, between 1:29 am and 3:02 am, he posted five videos on Facebook in which he said he supported ISIS, the Islamic group with fighters in Iraq and Syria, the FBI said. “This was an act of terrorism,” Raia said. “It was premeditated and an evil act.” The FBI was still investigating Jabbar’s “path to radicalization,” but the evidence reviewed so far showed he was clearly inspired by ISIS, Raia said.
New Orleans officials said the Sugar Bowl college football game that had been scheduled for Wednesday in a New Year’s Day tradition would take place on Thursday afternoon, and Bourbon Street was reopened to the public shortly before. The city is readying for weeks of Mardi Gras celebrations that begin on January 6, and will also host the National Football League’s Super Bowl next month, with city officials promising heightened security for the crowded events.
An assessment by Louisiana and New Orleans law enforcement officials in December found there was no “credible threat” to the city’s events celebrating the new year.
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