New Orleans Attacker Visited Canada, Egypt In 2023, Says FBI

New Orleans Attacker Visited Canada, Egypt In 2023, Says FBI

Washington, United States:

The man accused of the ramming assault that killed 14 revelers on a crowded New Orleans road had earlier visited the town on obvious reconnaissance missions, as soon as recording the placement utilizing camera-equipped glasses, investigators stated Sunday.

They stated he had additionally traveled to each Egypt and Canada within the two years prior, although it was unclear what he did on these journeys.

US Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar first got here to the Louisiana metropolis from his Texas house in late October, the Federal Bureau of Investigation stated in a briefing.

On that first go to, in response to a video launched by the company, Jabbar slowly rode a bicycle via the enduring French Quarter whereas filming the scene along with his Meta sensible glasses.

Meta glasses enable customers to take images or movies with out utilizing their palms, FBI particular agent Lyonel Myrthil stated.

The video reveals Jabbar at one level learning his reflection in a full-length mirror, probably testing the glasses.

He visited the town once more on November 10, in response to the FBI.

Myrthil stated Jabbar was sporting the glasses, however didn’t activate them, earlier than daybreak on New Year’s Day when he carried out his assault within the coronary heart of an iconic American nightlife district.

Police say he drove a rented pickup truck round a barrier and down busy Bourbon Street at excessive velocity — killing 14 individuals and injuring a minimum of 30 — earlier than dying in a shootout with police.

Jabbar — a US citizen who on social media had declared his allegiance to the ISIS militant group — had traveled overseas twice up to now two years, in response to the FBI.

Myrthil stated Jabbar visited Cairo for 11 days in the summertime of 2023 and the Canadian province of Ontario for 3 days round per week later. The FBI stated it was looking for anybody he might need met on these journeys.

The FBI stated two firearms had been recovered throughout their investigation: a 9mm pistol and a .308-caliber semi-automatic rifle.

They added that if New Orleans police had not responded as rapidly as they did, Jabbar might have detonated two selfmade bombs he had left alongside his path.

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