New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans turned tragic early Wednesday after a terrorist mowed down revelers on the city’s iconic Bourbon Street, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others, officials said.
After ramming into the crowd, driver Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, was shot dead during a gunfight with cops that left two officers injured. Jabbar grew up in Texas and is believed to have served in the military for 10 years, sources told The Post.
He drove an EV pickup truck — which displayed a black ISIS flag on the back — through the barricades on the corner of Bourbon and Canal streets. The FBI has yet to confirm his possible connections or affiliations with ISIS.
At least three improvised pipe bombs were found nearby in the city’s famed French Quarter, including one in Jabbar’s truck. Two were homemade with nails hidden in blue coolers, sources told The Post.
The FBI does not think the terrorist “was solely responsible,” the agency said Wednesday afternoon, and a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press revealed that three men and a woman were seen stashing the devices across the historic district.
“This is not just an act of terrorism – this is evil,” New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said during a news conference Wednesday.
Jabbar “was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick had said earlier. “This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could.”
FBI investigating additional scene in Houston related to New Orleans attack
The FBI in Houston said agents are investigating a scene related to the terror attack in New Orleans.
The investigation, launched in tandem with the Harris County Sheriff's Office, will look into suspicious activity in north Houston, according to a statement from the FBI Houston.
"We have secured a perimeter in that area and are asking people to avoid the area. FBI Houston personnel and specialized teams will be on-site for several hours," the statement read.
"This activity is related to this morning's New Orleans attack, but due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, no further information can be provided."
Terror suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar is from Texas, and the truck he used in the attack on Bourbon Street also had Texas plates.
Police 'heighten' security in Washington, DC, after New Orleans attack
Police are "heightening" their "security posture" in Washington, DC, in the wake of the New Orleans truck attack.
The DC Metro Police Department in a Wednesday statement announced the shift toward an "increased police presence" citywide "out of an abundance of caution ... in light of recent events," while noting "there is no known threat" to the nation's capital.
The department also extended its "deepest condolences to the families, friends, and community members affected by the tragic events in New Orleans," where an ISIS flag-flying terrorist killed at least 10 people and injured dozens when he ran over New Year's Day revelers on Bourbon Street.
The FBI said in a press conference Wednesday afternoon that the suspect, Shamsud Din Jabbar, was not “solely responsible” for the attack.
FBI hunts terror cell in New Orleans: 3 men, 1 woman seen planting IEDs around city
The ISIS flag-flying terrorist who killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others in on Bourbon Street in New Orleans had help from at least two other people, according to the feds.
Video surveillance from the French Quarter show three men and one woman planting explosives at multiple locations, a federal alert to police departments around the country said.
Law enforcement sources told The Post that authorities are currently investigating whether the attack has connections to any international terror groups.
The FBI, in a briefing Wednesday afternoon, seemed to play down the threat -- saying only that Shamsud Din Jabbar was not "solely responsible" for the carnage.
At least three IEDs, which were pipe bombs wired with remote detonators, were found, sources said.
Louisiana gov deploys national guard in wake of terrorist attack
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the national guard would be deployed to assist local law enforcement after the horrific truck ramming terrorist attack on New Orleans.
The force will consist of 100 officers from the Louisiana National Guard Military Police company, Landry announced at a press conference Wednesday.
"It is important for our citizens and guests of this state to know that we're doing everything we can to secure their safety and the city," the governor said.
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