New Orleans attacker acted alone, supported Islamic State, FBI says
A U.S. Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year's Day revelers had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, but acted alone in the attack that killed at least 14 people, the FBI said on Thursday.
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New Orleans attacker fired at police before they shot and killed him, bodycam video shows
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New Orleans Police on Friday released body-camera footage, showing the moment they exchanged gunfire with the man behind the New Year's Day attack. The video captures Shamsud-Din Jabbar after he had crashed his white pick-up truck and started to fire at police. Police returned fire and Jabbar was declared dead at the scene.
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Officer Body Camera Captures Deadly Shootout With New Orleans Terror Suspect
The New Orleans Police Department released new body camera footage on Friday showing the moment police fatally shot a terror suspect on New Year’s Day. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was killed during a shootout with police in the early hours of Jan. 1 after he drove his truck into a crowd of New Year’s Eve revelers, killing 14 people.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called the attack an “act of terrorism” and said that Jabbar appeared to have been motivated by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation. The group’s infamous black flag was recovered from the back of his vehicle, and he had posted videos online proclaiming his support for IS.
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The FBI also said Jabbar traveled to New Orleans twice before, apparently to surveil the Bourbon Street area. Some observers, however, are jumping to too many conclusions. Because Jabbar declared his allegiance to Islamic State,
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