Images from security cameras were able to identify the moment of the attack. The attacker was killed by the police.
An attack with a van in New Orleans, USA, left at least 15 dead and about 30 injured during the celebrations of New Year. After attacking the crowd, the aggressor He got out of the vehicle, got into a shootout with the police and was killed. The FBI confirmed that it was a terrorist act. Hours later, his identity was confirmed and videos from the moment of the attack.
According to the images that became public knowledge in the last few hours, you can see the moment when a F-150 pickup truck heads down the street at a walking pace until it reaches Bourbon Streetwhere he manages to avoid a police checkpoint, and then turn and accelerate at full speed against those who were celebrating the arrival of the new yearin the early morning of January 1.
Aboard the vehicle, the attacker traveled about two blocks in which he ran over and killed at least 15 people and injured another 30, before crashing into a crane that was in the middle of the street. The attack was carried out by Shamsud Dim Jabbar, a 42-year-old American citizen, originally from Texas.
FBI investigates attack in New Orleans as “possible terrorist attack”
After crashing into the crane, Jabbar got out of the F-150 truck, grabbed his gun and started shooting. The Police He arrived at the scene and after a confrontation they managed to kill him. As reported by the FBI, The attack is being investigated as a “act of terrorism”. Inside the vehicle they found each other arms and homemade bombs.
“A man drove a vehicle into the crowd on the street Bourbon Street, killing several people and injuring dozens more. “The subject exchanged gunfire with police and is now dead,” the FBI said in a statement. He then added that the attacker was an American citizen named Shamsud Din Jabbar and that in his vehicle they found a flag of the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS).
The attack occurred in the early morning hours of the first day of 2025 on the street Bourbon Street, which was full of passers-by celebrating the arrival of the New Year.
The FBI reported that Jabbar He could have had accomplices for the attack, given that other possible explosives were located in the French Quarter. Meanwhile, the Louisiana State Police reported in a bulletin that a series of surveillance images show three people – two men and a woman – placing said devices in the area.
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