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New Orleans Truck Attacker Linked To Islamic State Militant Group

A U.S. citizen and former soldier carried out a deadly truck attack in New Orleans, inspired by the Islamic State, leading to heightened security measures ...

Top News · Jan 5, 2025

The FBI says the man responsible for New Year's truck attack visited New Orleans twice before

The man responsible for the deadly truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2025

Deadly New Orleans attack underscores looming threat of IS attacks in the US

Islamic State has urged followers to attack the US, and the attorney general has called the group a top security concern

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2025

The French Quarter's metal barriers were gone on New Year's, leaving a critical security gap

The city of New Orleans tried to protect its famed French Quarter from a terrorist attack years before a U.S. Army veteran rammed a truck into crowds of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025

New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans

Much remains unknown about the man who carried out an attack in New Orleans on New Year’s and another who died in an explosion in Las Vegas the same day

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025

British counter-terror police on alert over copycat attack after New Orleans tragedy

UK terror threat still ‘substantial’ but could be reviewed

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2025

New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage

A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans is filling New Orleans’ blocks as the city inches back to normalcy

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025

New Orleans Killer Acted Alone, Professed Loyalty To Jihadist Group: FBI

Despite initial concerns that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, had accomplices still on the run, preliminary investigations show he likely acted alone, FBI deputy assistant director Christopher Raia said. "We do not assess at this point that anyone else was involved," Raia said.

International Business Times · Jan 3, 2025

Family and investigators search for signs Texas man had planned deadly New Orleans attack

Shamsud-Din Jabbar seemed smart, quiet and devout to those around him

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism

The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist Islamist groups.

The Conversation · Jan 2, 2025