New Orleans attacker acted alone, FBI says

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FBI says New Orleans killer acted alone and posted IS videos before attack

The FBI said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was an Army veteran and US citizen from Texas. Credit: FBI

The FBI says it now believes that no-one else was involved in the deadly New Orleans attack on New Year's Day, other than Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Earlier, authorities believed several people were involved in the incident, which killed 14 and left dozens wounded after a pick-up truck drove into busy crowds. Officials confirmed Jabbar - a US Army veteran - pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group in videos posted before the deadly attack. Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI's counter-terrorism division, told a press conference that the priority now is to figure out Jabbar's "path to radicalisation". The FBI also said there is currently "no definitive link" with the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas hours later.

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