The brother of the terrorist suspect accused of ramming a truck on New Orleans' busy Bourbon Street spoke about his brother's religious background in a recent interview, calling the attack an example of “radicalization.”
Abdul Jabbar (24) said. new york times The suspect and Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, grew up in Beaumont, Texas, and were raised as Christians, but the late suspect said he had converted to Islam.
“As far as I know, he was a Muslim most of his life,” his brother told the Times.
“His actions do not represent Islam,” he added. “This is not a religion, it's a type of radicalization.”
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Photo of Shamsud-Din Jabbar released by the FBI. (FBI)
According to the FBI, Shamsuddin Jabbar, a 42-year-old American national from Texas, drove a rented Ford pickup truck loaded with ISIS flags, weapons and possible improvised explosive devices (IEDs). , plunging into the crowd enjoying New Year's revelry. At about 3:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday, at least 15 people were killed and more than 30 injured. Officials said other potential IEDs were also planted in the French Quarter.
Authorities said Shamsuddin Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran who recently landed a six-figure job, fired at law enforcement officers, who returned fire and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Aerial photo of New Orleans raiding suspect's home in Houston. (KRIV)
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Shamsud Din Jabbar was briefly stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was once deployed to Afghanistan, the Times reported, citing court documents.
According to the U.S. Army, Shamsuddin Jabbar served primarily as an information technology specialist and was discharged from the Army Reserve in 2020 with the rank of sergeant.
Law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at the Houston home of a New Orleans attack suspect. (KRIV)
Shamsud-Din Jabbar has been married and divorced twice. According to the newspaper, he had two daughters, ages 15 and 20, with his first wife, Neykidra Charl Marsh.
Her new husband, Dwayne Marsh, said Shamsuddin Jabbar had been behaving erratically in recent months after converting to Islam, including going “crazy and cutting her hair.” He said he had stopped letting Shamsud-Din Jabbar accompany his daughters.
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Shamsud Din Jabbar's brother said the suspect was also the father of a six-year-old son.
