The man who murdered at least 15 people with his truck on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans, last night was flying the black banner of the Islamic State from his truck, according to the FBI. Police shot 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar dead at the scene. So far little else is known about the suspect, but given that ISIS flags are not a standard option on a Ford F-150, it is reasonable to presume that the driver—a U.S. Army veteran—committed mass murder as an homage to the Islamic State.
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