Early on Wednesday morning Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen, drove a truck into revellers celebrating New Year’s Eve on New Orleans’s famed Bourbon Street. At least 15 people were killed and dozens more wounded. Law enforcement found an Isis flag in Jabbar’s vehicle, and President Joe Biden has stated that the perpetrator’s social media posts suggest he was inspired by the terrorist group. Jabbar, who was killed in a shootout with police, claimed on his now-removed LinkedIn account that he was formerly in the US military.
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