FBI says New Orleans attacker traveled to Tampa
FBI officers mentioned the person who killed 14 individuals and injured dozens extra on New Yr’s Day in New Orleans visited Tampa in late October 2024.
TAMPA, Fla. – The person answerable for the lethal New Yr’s Day terrorist assault in New Orleans visited Tampa simply months in the past, in response to the FBI.
FBI officers advised FOX 13 that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Houston, traveled to Tampa on Oct. 26, 2024, and returned to Houston two days later.
FBI says New Orleans assault suspect traveled by way of Tampa.
FBI says New Orleans assault suspect traveled by way of Tampa.
At a information convention on Sunday, federal officers mentioned Jabbar additionally visited New Orleans twice previous to Jan. 1 and traveled to different locations, together with Cairo, Egypt and Ontario, Canada.
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It is not clear, nonetheless, if any of these journeys had been linked to final Wednesday’s assault.
Bourbon Avenue assault
Authorities mentioned Jabbar used a truck to plow right into a crowd of individuals within the early morning hours on New Yr’s Day, killing 14 individuals and injuring greater than 30 others.
Jabbar additionally proclaimed his help for ISIS on social media within the hours resulting in the assault.
Investigators discovered two improvised explosive units left in coolers a number of blocks aside, as properly. Jabbar purchased a cooler in Texas hours earlier than he struck, the FBI mentioned.
President Joe Biden and First Girl Jill Biden deliberate to go to New Orleans on Monday to “grieve with the households and neighborhood members impacted by the tragic assault.”
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