While the rest of the world celebrated the New Year, the city of New Orleans in Louisiana is reeling from a deadly truck attack after a man slammed a rented Ford pickup truck into a crowd on a well-known street in the city during New Year celebrations at 3:15 AM, killing at least 14 people and injuring 35 others.
The New Orleans terrorist has now been identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar and was reportedly carrying an "ISIS flag" during the attack.
This terrorist attack exhibits all the characteristics of a potential government false flag operation.
The attacker was outfitted in full… pic.twitter.com/QrX5l6nsIm— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) January 1, 2025
The FBI is investigating the incident as a terrorist attack after a 42-year-old former US Army veteran, identified by authorities as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, intentionally rammed the pickup truck into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans’ Bourbon Street in the city’s famed French Quarter.
Jabbar, who drove into a sidewalk, steered around a police car that had been parked to block vehicles from pedestrians celebrating on Bourbon Street, ramming and killing 15 people before he was killed in a shootout with the police. Two police officers were shot and are now in stable condition.
The rampage turned the festive street into a terrifying scene of pedestrians fleeing for safety inside nightclubs and restaurants and maimed bodies. In addition to dozens of people killed during the incident, 35 people were injured.
NEW: ISIS acknowledgement of the New Orleans New Year's Day terror attack in the just-published edition of its weekly newsletter, "Al-Naba"
ISIS says its ideology inspired the attacker - but seems to indicate it did not direct him to carry out the attack
via @JihadoScope pic.twitter.com/wK7Bv0lynp— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) January 9, 2025
The 2025 Sugar Bowl, scheduled for January 1st at the nearby Caesars Superdome and considered one of New Orleans’ largest sporting events, was postponed because of the attacks. The games continued on January 2nd.
Investigators found a black ISIS flag affixed to the hitch of the Ford F-150 Lightning truck he used during the attacks, suggesting that the Islamic State inspired Jabbar to carry out the attack.
Authorities also found multiple improvised explosives, including two pipe bombs that were concealed within coolers and wired for remote detonation. Liz Murrill, Louisiana’s attorney general, said the explosive devices related to the attack appear to have been manufactured in an Airbnb rented out “for that purpose,” CNN reported.
Isis flag was planted in that truck to prove that it was a terrorist attack.
Shamsuddin was recently converted and paid money to do this so that muslims can be blamed for it— Asvesh (@ashv_32_43) January 2, 2025
They also recovered a handgun and an AR-style rifle from the perpetrator, and the FBI believes Jabbar, who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, acted alone.
Outgoing US President Joe Biden condemned the attack, calling it “despicable” and a “heinous act.” He and First Lady Jill Biden visited New Orleans and went to the scene of the attack on January 6th. The first lady laid a bouquet in front of a makeshift memorial, with President Biden standing beside her and making the sign of the cross.
President Biden also said the FBI found videos of Jabbar that he posted on social media hours before his attack, where he discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that inspired him to join ISIS.
New Orleans was alerted 5 years ago about the vulnerability of Bourbon Street to a vehicular ramming & Louisiana had over 3 years to prepare with Emergency Management and City Planners to get ready for the Super Bowl.
NYE should have been a dry run event to make sure the city…— Tab Row (@TabbRow) January 4, 2025
Jabbar served in the US Army from 2006 to 2015 and then joined the Army Reserves from 2015 to 2020. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 and worked in information technology and human resources. He was a staff sergeant in 2020 when he was honorably discharged.
He attended Georgia State University from 2015 to 2017 and graduated with a BBA in computer information systems. According to the organization, he later worked at Deloitte in “a staff-level role since being hired in 2021. "
