An FBI official told reporters Sunday the bureau will investigate New Orleans terrorism suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s past visits to Egypt and Canada in 2023 for clues to his radicalization and possible contacts with the Islamic State.
The attacker drove his truck into a crowd of revelers on New Year’s Day, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more, as Breitbart News reported.
Jabbar, who was killed in a shootout with police after carrying out his attack, was a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in videos he posted to Facebook. Police found an ISIS flag in his truck, along with weapons and explosives.
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