Truck ploughs into New Orleans crowd in deadly New Year's attack

FRANCE 24

1 January 2025 at 7:54 am·1-min read

A suspect drove a truck into a crowd of revellers in the French Quarter district of New Orleans early Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens with the FBI saying the incident is being investigated as an "act of terrorism". The suspect died in a confrontation with police, the FBI said.

A US army veteran with an Islamic State flag and "hellbent" on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said.

The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas and an Army veteran. He appeared to have been a real estate agent working in Houston and had served as an IT specialist in the military.

Officials said they were searching for accomplices but gave few details.

Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick described Jabbar as a "terrorist," while the FBI said "an ISIS flag was located in the vehicle," using another name for the Islamic State armed group.

"The FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organisations," the agency said in a statement.

Officials said they were searching for accomplices but gave few details.

Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick described Jabbar as a "terrorist," while the FBI said "an ISIS flag was located in the vehicle," using another name for the Islamic State armed group.

"We're hunting some bad people down," Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said.

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