The day earlier than the assault, Jabbar had declared, in a number of movies, that he supported the Islamic State and that he had joined this jihadist group
The alleged perpetrator of the assault in New Orleans, which killed a minimum of 14 individuals on New Yr's Day, seems to have acted alone, in accordance with the Federal Police (FBI).
“We don’t imagine at this stage that different individuals had been concerned within the assault, aside from Samsud-Din Jabbar,” the suspect who was killed in a shootout with police, Christopher Raya, a senior FBI official, mentioned at a information convention.
The day earlier than the assault, Jabbar had declared, in a number of movies, that he helps the Islamic State and that he has joined this jihadist group.
5 movies had been posted on the suspect's Fb account. In them he “defined that he initially deliberate to assault his household and buddies” however was “involved” that the headlines wouldn’t concentrate on “the battle between believers and non-believers”, Raya mentioned.
“It was a terrorist act, premeditated and satanic,” he added, stressing that the attacker “was 100% impressed by the Islamic State.
The attacker had planted two improvised explosive gadgets within the metropolis's French Quarter, the place crowds had gathered to rejoice the New Yr. “We recovered safety digicam footage displaying him planting the bombs the place they had been discovered,” Raya mentioned.
The FBI official mentioned two laptops and three cell telephones had been discovered and seized throughout a search of the suspect's house.
In response to the FBI, there may be “at this stage” no “disputable hyperlink” between the assault in New Orleans and the explosion of a Tesla electrical automotive in Las Vegas.
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