At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured after a driver plowed a car into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans in the early morning on New Year's Day.
The FBI identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas and Army veteran who was inspired by the Islamic State.
The FBI has said it is investigating Wednesday's attack as an act of terrorism and does not believe Jabbar acted alone.
"We strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack in New Orleans. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. May they find strength and solace as they heal from this tragedy," PM Narendra Modi said.
"At approximately 7:50 a.m., FBI Houston and the Harris County Sheriff's Office concluded a court-authorized search and cleared the 12000 block of Crescent Peak Drive. At this time, there is no threat to residents in that area. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, we are unable to provide any details. FBI New Orleans remains the primary field office responsible for investigating yesterday's Bourbon Street attack," FBI Houston said.
The FBI previously identified 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, as the suspect who drove a Ford pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Wednesday morning. The driver crashed the truck and traded gunfire with three police officers before he was shot and killed.
At least 15 people were killed in the attack and dozens were injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the "cowardly terrorist attack" in US's New Orleans, where the attacker rammed a crowd of New Year revellers with a truck and shot at them, which left 15 people dead.
In a tweet, PM Modi extended his condolences to the families of the victims and hoped they would "find strength and solace" following the attack.
President Biden will meet with top national security officials in the Situation Room Thursday afternoon to receive an update on the Bourbon Street terror attack, the White House said.
"At 12:15pmET, @POTUS will convene members of his homeland security team in the Situation Room to receive an update on the investigation into the terrorist attack in New Orleans," White House deputy press secretary Emilie Simons said.
Biden said suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted videos on social media hours before the attack indicating he was inspired by ISIS.
In brief remarks from Camp David, the president condemned the terror attack in New Orleans as "despicable" and said authorites were investigating any possible connection between the attack and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump Tower in Las Vegas.
FBI looking into potential connection between New Orleans attack and Las Vegas incident
The FBI is reportedly looking into whether the New Orleans attack is connected to the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas yesterday.
Joe Biden indicated that officials were looking into a connection.
The sole occupant of the truck was found dead inside and seven people sustained minor injuries, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. The FBI has identified the person driving the vehicle but was not ready to release that information, FBI special agent in charge Jeremy Schwartz told reporters.
The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire and exploded in Las Vegas outside one of the hotels in Donald Trump’s business empire has been identified as Matthew Livelsberger, a US army veteran from Colorado Springs, Colorado, who died in the incident.
Livelsberger, 37, was killed in the explosion, while seven bystanders were wounded. The military veteran, identified by Denver’s KOAA and KTNV media outlets, was behind the wheel of the electric-powered truck, which investigators soon after discovered was packed with fireworks-style mortars, camping fuel and gas canisters when it exploded on Wednesday morning.
Law enforcement sources confirmed to local news outlets that the electric vehicle was rented from Turo, the vehicle-sharing service that was also used in the New Orleans attack on the same day. (The Guardian, London)
There, suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar used the Turo app to rent an electric Ford pickup truck used in that attack in the early hours of New Year’s Day, which killed 15 and injured dozens more.
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