Thu 02 January 2025:

There is “no definitive link” between the New Year’s Day deadly New Orleans attack and a vehicle explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, an FBI official said Thursday.

“At this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas,” FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia told reporters.

The remarks came after a driver intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. The suspect was identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a native of the state of Texas, according to the FBI.

In a separate incident in Las Vegas, a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel killed one person and injured seven others.

Raia called the attack in New Orleans “an act of terrorism.”

“It was premeditated and an evil act,” he added.

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– FBI does not assess anyone else involved in New Orleans attack

“I want to be clear on, we do not assess at this point that anyone else is involved in this attack, except for Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the subject you’ve already been briefed on,” said Raia.

Jabbar, 42, a former US Army staff sergeant, was killed during an exchange of gunfire with responding police officers.

Jabbar “was 100% inspired” by ISIS/Daesh, said officials.

“As you know, we recovered an ISIS flag from the back of the vehicle. Jabbar declared his support for the terrorist group on social media … as he made his way to New Orleans,” said Raia.

Raia said three mobile phones linked to Jabbar have been recovered, and “digital media exploitation is a priority to see what is on the devices and determine if there are any other potential leads.”

Additionally, he said the FBI recovered two laptops and is currently reviewing them for potential leads.

The FBI does not believe that the public is in danger around New Orleans, he said.

‘No accomplices’

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday said that the perpetrator of the deadly car-ramming attack in New Orleans on New Year’s morning acted alone.

“As we’re being transparent, unfortunately, there is some information that we have to go back and correct,” Christopher Raia, FBI deputy assistant director, told a press conference. “We’re confident at this point that there are no accomplices.”

The police had previously said they were looking for possible accomplices.

-Source: AA

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