Shamsud Din Jabbar via FBI surveillance video Shamsud Din Jabbar made two scouting trips to New Orleans prior to his New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street, the FBI says. FBI Special Agent in Charge Lionel Merkel detailed Jabbar’s preparation during a Sunday news conference, describing his travels, surveillance efforts, and use of advanced technology in … Read more
New Orleans has held a vigil to mourn the lives of the 14 people killed when a truck was driven into revellers celebrating the new year. Some of the relatives of those killed were among those who gathered on Saturday night on Bourbon Street, the famous French Quarter thoroughfare where the attack took place. The … Read more
New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar recorded a video of the city’s French Quarter using Meta glasses he wore while cycling in the weeks before his deadly atrocity, the FBI has said. The bureau said he had made two trips to the southern US city in October and November this year. The US citizen, from Houston, … Read more
Members of the Royal Family are often among the first to extend condolences to families of those who have been impacted by incidents of serious crime. But this one impacts them in a devastatingly personal way. King Charles and Prince William were both informed through official channels that Edward Pettifer, 31, had been killed in … Read more
Credit: Screenshot via @JennieSTaer New York Post reporter Jennie Taer was given what appears to be unfettered access to the home of ISIS-inspired New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, prompting shocked viewers to wonder why what should be an active crime scene was left so wide open. The video shows Taer gaining quick access to the … Read more
👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 On New Year’s Day, two separate attacks hit New Orleans and Las Vegas. In the early hours, 14 people were killed and 35 injured when a man drove a pick-up truck through the heart of New Orleans’ party district. Later, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded … Read more
Did the authorities fail the victims of the New Orleans terror attack? It’s barely in question, surely. And yet, consider the response of Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick of New Orleans police when I asked if she’d let them down by not having an appropriate security plan. “That’s not correct, we would disagree with that.” “It has … Read more
The brother of a victim of the New Orleans attack has paid a tearful tribute to his “best friend” and “role model” – and revealed what the pair last said to each other. “The last thing we ever said to each other, he told me he loved me”, Jack Bech said of his brother Martin … Read more
Investigators homed in Thursday on whether a US army veteran had accomplices when he killed at least 15 people by plowing a pickup truck — carrying an Islamic State flag — into a dense New Year’s party crowd in New Orleans. The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas … Read more
A teenage girl who aspired to be a nurse and a graduate of Princeton University are among the first victims of the suspected terror attack in New Orleans to be named. Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed after a man drove a pick-up truck into crowds on New Year’s … Read more