A 42-year-old man, identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar, rammed his vehicle into a crowd in a tourist area of the city during the New Year celebration. Authorities reported at least 10 dead and 35 injured
At least 10 people were killed and 35 injured after a man rammed a truck into a crowd celebrating the New Year in a tourist area of New Orleans, USA. Local authorities stated that the attack occurred at 3:15 AM Wednesday in the heart of the famous French Quarter.
The incident is being investigated as “an act of terrorism”as confirmed by FBIwho assumed operational command of the investigations.
“A man drove a vehicle into the crowd on Bourbon Street, killing several people and injuring dozens more. The subject He exchanged shots with the police and now he is dead“said the FBI in a statement. And then he added that the attacker He was an American citizen named Shamsud Din Jabbar and that a flag of the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) was found in the truck.
Minute-by-minute coverage of the incident:
The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans was suspended after the attack that left at least 10 dead
Local and federal authorities are working to clarify the events that occurred, while the organizers of the sporting event evaluate the next steps to guarantee the safety of attendees.
He Sugar Bowlone of the most important college football games in USAwas postponed after an attack that occurred in Bourbon Street, Nueva Orleanswhich left at least 10 people dead and 35 injured. According to NBC Newsthe incident took place around 3:15 am, when a van plowed into a crowd in this busy tourist area.
They investigate a video of the possible actions of four accomplices
According to a Louisiana State Police bulletin obtained by the news agency The Associated Pressresearchers discovered a video showing three men and a woman placing an explosive device linked to the attack with a van that left at least 10 dead in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
This information could be related to recent statements by FBI Special Agent Alethea Duncan at a press conference, in which she indicated that a active search for possible accomplices of Shamsud Din Jabbar, the driver of the vehicle that rammed into the crowd.
Video: this was the moment of the attack in New Orleans
Footage shows how the attacker maneuvered his truck through traffic before turning onto Bourbon Street, where he accelerated violently and plowed into a crowd celebrating the New Year. Authorities reported at least 10 dead and 35 injured
An attack with a van in New Orleans left at least 10 dead and 35 injured in the early hours of January 1, according to local authorities. The incident, which occurred on the iconic Bourbon Street, was carried out by Shamsud Din Jabbara 42-year-old American citizen from Texas, who was killed in a confrontation with police.
The terrifying testimonies of the “war zone” that remained in New Orleans after the attack
“We heard him step on the accelerator and then the impact and then the screams,” said a witness.
Witnesses described Terrifying scenes of “madness” that they compared to being in a “war zone” after the attack with a vehicle that occurred early Wednesday in the American city of New Orleans and that killed at least 10 people.
Two police officers were injured in the shooting
Anne Kirkpatrick, New Orleans Police Superintendent, said at a news conference that “The perpetrator” of the attack shot at several police officers from the vehicle when he crashed it. “Two police officers were shot. “They are stable”he declared, adding that the attacker “tried to run over as many people as possible.”
“He was determined to cause a massacre,” Kirkpatrick said.
Homemade bombs and possible accomplices
Investigations into the incident suggest that the killed attacker may not have acted alone. “We do not believe that Jabbar was the only one responsible”declared FBI Special Agent Alethea Duncan in reference to Shamsud Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old suspect identified as the perpetrator of the attack in New Orleans, and warned that there is a active search for possible accomplices.
On the other hand, during the investigations in the French Quarter of the city two homemade bombs were found after the attack. According to Duncan, these improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been defused. “So far, two IEDs have been found and deactivated,” he said at a news conference.
The president of France, Emmanuel Macronsent his condolences this Wednesday to the families of the victims of the attack in New Orleans, United States.
“New Orleans, so dear to the hearts of the French, has been hit by terrorism,” wrote Macron on the social network X, in French and English. “Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and those injured, as well as with the American people, whose pain we share.”
There was an ISIS flag on the van
The FBI reported that A flag of the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) was found in the back of the truck used by the attacker who killed at least 10 people in New Orleans.
The security agency has not given more details about this finding or about possible links between the person responsible for the attack and the extremist organization. Authorities continue to investigate the incident.
The attacker was identified as Shamsud Din Jabbara 42-year-old U.S. citizen originally from Texas.
They reported that there are two Israelis among the wounded
At least two Israeli citizens are among the injured of the attack that occurred in the French Quarter of New Orleans, according to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Consulate General of Israel in Houston is in contact with the hospital and the families of the victims, while The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Saar, has ordered that a representative of the Consulate travel to New Orleans. At the moment, no details have been given about the condition of the injured, according to the newspaper. The Times of Israel.
Authorities identified the attacker
Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, was identified as the person responsible for the massive car accident that occurred in the center of New Orleans during the early hours of this Wednesday, according to media reports New York Post y Times Picayunewhich police sources cited.
The driver of the truck died after a shootout with the police, an event that left at least 10 dead and 35 injured. The authorities will offer more details at a press conference scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. GMT).
The television network Fox News He noted that the vehicle used in the attack would have crossed the border from Mexico to the United States two days ago, but it is not known if Din Jabbar was the driver on that trip.
Y New York Post He added that Din Jabbar was a man originally from Texas who served in the United States Army.
