President Biden said Wednesday that his reaction to the New Orleans attack, which killed 10 people and injured dozens, was “one of anger and frustration.”
Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before heading to Camp David, the president declined to comment further on details, saying, “I'm not going to say anything until I have all the facts in front of me.”
The Texas man, identified by law enforcement as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, drove his pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on New Year's Day. Mr. Jabbar was killed during a gunfight with police.
The FBI said it was investigating the mass casualty incident as an “act of terrorism.” ISIS flags, weapons and a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) were found in the truck driven by Jabbar. More potential IEDs were discovered in the French Quarter.
Biden said in a statement earlier Wednesday that he had been briefed on the matter and would continue to receive updates throughout the day.
“Our team is working diligently to ensure that all resources are available as federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies work diligently to determine what happened as quickly as possible and to ensure that no threat of any kind remains. ” he said. Said.
“My heart goes out to the victims and their families who were simply trying to celebrate the holiday,” Biden added. “Violence of any kind is not justified and we will not tolerate attacks against any community in our country.”
