New Orleans attacker joined ISIS in summer and planned to harm own family, say FBIReuters
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00:00As for a timeline, at this point, investigators believe Jabbar picked up the rented F-150
00:07in Houston, Texas on December 30th.
00:10He then drove from Houston to New Orleans on the evening of the 31st, and he posted
00:17several videos to an online platform proclaiming his support for ISIS.
00:24There were five videos posted on Jabbar's Facebook account, which are timestamped beginning
00:29at 1.29 a.m. and the last at 3.02 a.m.
00:33In the first video, Jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends, but
00:38was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the, quote, war between the believers
00:45and the disbelievers, end quote.
00:48Additionally, he stated he had joined ISIS before this summer.
00:53He also provided a will and testament.