A driver plows a pickup truck displaying an ISIS flag into a New Year's crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 10 people and injuring dozens more. It came days after pro-ISIS media outlets called on Muslims to wage Islamic jihad. America, Europe, Russia.
The tragic incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. on New Year's Day, and the FBI identified the driver as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, of Texas.
Police said the suspect jumped from the truck and died after exchanging gunfire with responding officers.
The FBI told reporters Wednesday that there was an ISIS flag on the vehicle's trailer hitch, adding that the FBI is working to determine Din Jabbar's potential ties and affiliations with the terrorist organization. .
10 drivers killed, dozens injured in Bourbon Street truck attack, suspect identified
Emergency crews respond to the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle plows into a crowd at Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
On Sunday, pro-ISIS news outlets turned to Telegram to call on Muslims living in the United States, Europe and Russia to carry out attacks on New Year's Eve.
A translated version of the post reads: “Dear monotheists of Europe, America, Russia, and other crusading lands, we know that you are eager to join your brothers in the crusading lands; has been cut off,” it says. . “The crusaders are among you, their safety is prolonged, and your brothers are being killed.
2 dead, 10 injured in multiple shootings near New Orleans parade route
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 1: Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies respond to a scene on Bourbon Street where a person allegedly drove a car into a crowd, killing at least 10 people, early on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025. Work is being carried out on site. New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more people were injured when a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly bypassed a barricade and drove through a crowd of people celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of his car and fired at the officers, before being killed by police. (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
The post went on to say, “It's time to unsheath the sword and strangle the horse where Allah loves and pleases.” “They are preparing for a polytheistic festival, so turn their feast into sorrow and their joy into disaster.”
The paper asked Muslims, or “crusaders,” if they felt safe in their homes while their brothers and sisters were held in detention centers and concentration camps, and said: “We have repeatedly attacked them and This path called for people to repeat their days. ”
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“So ambush them, ambush them, and attack them at every opportunity like a hungry lion attacks its unwary prey,” the message said. “None of you is a coward, and none of you is weak; set the word of Allah before your eyes. Come and fight together, as the polytheists fight with you all. Trust in God and repeat the days of terror of the Crusades.'' Without murder, malice, and torture. However, the messenger of God, may God bless him and give him peace, said, “The unbeliever and his murderer will never meet in the fire. So support God, and do so.'' God will support you, and be honest with him. ”
The New Orleans attack comes nearly two weeks after a suspected terrorist attack at a Christmas market in Germany.
a Psychiatrist from Saudi Arabia An arrest has reportedly been made in connection with a car crash into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, killing five people, including a 9-year-old boy, and injuring more than 200 others. It is being
