The FBI confirms on Thursday, January 2 that the U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar who drove a truck into New Orleans’ crowd, declaring support for ISIS, only acted alone.
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00:00The FBI confirms on Thursday, January 2, that the U.S. Army veteran Shamsuddin Jabbar, who
00:06drove a truck into New Orleans' crowd, declaring support for ISIS, only acted alone.
00:12The attack in the New Orleans crowd on New Year's Eve killed at least 14 people.
00:16The FBI says on the morning of the attack, between 1.29am and 3.02am, Jabbar posted five
00:22videos on Facebook expressing his support for ISIS.
00:26The FBI describes the act as terrorism, noting that Jabbar was premeditated in his actions
00:31and inspired by ISIS.
00:33FBI's Counterterrorism Division Assistant Director David Scott informs the U.S. lawmakers
00:38that Jabbar was not on the government watch list.
00:41The bureau also found no evidence he was guided by any foreign individual or group.
00:46They also say there seemed to be no connection between the New Orleans attack and the explosion
00:51incident of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas on the same day.
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