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Bourbon Street attacker identified after deadly rampage in New Orleans; may have been inspired by ISIS, Biden says
The man responsible for a deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, the FBI said. He previously served in the U.S. military. And President Biden said Wednesday evening that he appears to have been inspired by ISIS.Officials now say 15 people were killed and dozens injured when the attacker drove around barricades and hurtled down Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter as New Year's revelers were celebrating early on Wednesday. New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick described the attack as "very intentional behavior."
"He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did," Kirkpatrick said.
The FBI said it is investigating the incident "as an act of terrorism."
In televised remarks Wednesday evening, President Biden said, "The FBI also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos to social media indicating that he was inspired by ISIS, expressing a desire to kill." ...
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A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group has wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration. He killed 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police. The FBI says it is...
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One dead after Tesla truck catches fire outside of Trump hotel in Las Vegas
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