New Orleans truck attack: FBI seeks accomplices of suspect carrying Islamic State flag | BBC News
15 people were killed and at least 35 injured after a man drove into large crowds in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
US investigators believe the suspect who was killed by police was not acting alone. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen, is believed to have driven a pickup truck into a crowd on a busy New Orleans street, before exiting the vehicle and firing a weapon. He was shot dead by police at the scene.
The FBI says an Islamic State group flag was found inside the vehicle he was driving, while two improvised explosive devices were found nearby. FBI assistant special agent Alethea Duncan said the agency did not believe Jabbar was “solely responsible” and were investigating the incident as an “act of terrorism”.
Jabbar was born in Texas and previously served in the US Army. He also appears to have worked in real estate, holding a license that expired in 2021. He had a criminal record, relating to traffic offences and theft.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman in New Orleans.
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