Suspect in New Orleans truck attack identified as 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas
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Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, served in the Army on active duty from 2006 to 2015 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, three U.S. defense officials said.

Summary

Authorities identified Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, as the suspect in the New Orleans truck ramming attack that killed 10 people and injured 35 on New Year’s Day.

Jabbar, who died in a shootout with police, allegedly drove a truck with a black flag possibly linked to ISIS. The FBI is investigating the attack as a potential terrorist act.

Weapons and suspected explosive devices were found in Jabbar’s vehicle and near the scene.

Officials are also investigating reports that Jabbar fired a rifle into the crowd and whether IEDs near the site were operational.

  • xmunk
    121·
    3 days ago

    No, have you forgotten about the church shoot up by a white nationalist or January 6th?

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

      forgotten about the church shoot up by a white nationalist

      You’ll need to be more specific. There’s been a LOT

      • xmunk
        2·
        3 days ago

        My original comment said “dozens of churches shoot up by white nationalists” but I forgot if that was technically correct.

        I know there’s been quite a few though Dylan Roof was the one I’d call out specifically.

      • xmunk
        10·
        3 days ago

        I understand your point, however, I think it is generally unhelpful to distinguish between domestic and internationally backed terror attacks.

        A terror attack is a terror attack.