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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Authorities investigate mass shooting at Austin bar as potential act of terrorism

an aerial view of people standing outside outside a building
Members of the FBI and local law enforcement patrol and perform an investigation after a mass shooting outside of Buford's bar in downtown on 1 March 2026 in Austin, Texas. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Officials in Texas are continuing to investigate a weekend mass shooting at an Austin bar by a man wearing a “Property of Allah” hoodie as an act of potential terrorism, as fears rise over the possibility of further attacks following US airstrikes on Iran.

Police shot and killed Ndiaga Diagne, 53, a Senegalese national and naturalized US citizen, early on Sunday after he reportedly opened fire at the downtown bar popular with university students. Two people were killed, and another 14 wounded, some of them seriously.

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