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2025-01-01 Home Front: WoT
Butchery on Bourbon Street UPDATE: US Army veteran attacks crowd with truck and guns, killing 10 for ISIS, 4 friends planted IEDs in area
[USA Today] At least 10 people were killed and as many as 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a large crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter early on Wednesday, according to the FBI and city leaders.

A truck crashed into the crowd at high speed and the driver then got out, firing a gun, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said at an early morning news conference.
"It is unknown what his intentions were at this time"
"He was hell bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did . . . This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could. It was not a DUI situation," Kirkpatrick said. Two police officers were shot but are in stable condition, she said.

The incident happened around 3:15 a.m., according to the city's emergency responders.



UPDATE at 6:00 p.m. ET, to capture for future searches:
Based on updated information in comments, below, moved to Page 1: War on Terror, Home Front:WoT. Made today’s headline.
Summary of what is now known from sources listed in comments (great job, guys! Rantburg teamwork for the win!)
Zero Hedge is liveblogging here.
The NY Post is liveblogging here.
NOLA.com is liveblogging here.
Fox News is liveblogging here.
Ace of Spades post here. Like us, their commenters are bringing in updates.
SUMMARY:
10 dead, at least 35 injured after truck plowed through Bourbon Street, New Orleans

Barriers intended to block terror attacks on Bourbon Street were removed for overhaul in November

FBI confirmed investigating as a 'terror' attack

The white Ford F-150 Lightning (EV) truck used was rented

ISIS Flag posted on the vehicle

The suspect is confirmed as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42. Possible birth name, pre-possible conversion: Jacqueline Sweet. He is an American citizen who grew up and currently lived in Texas, 10 years US Army veteran, probable honourable discharge. Zero Hedge has a photo of what appears to be a dead Black man in fatigues labelled as the miscreant, the NY Post has a headshot photo here, as does Fox News.

The suspect drove two blocks through the crowd before crashing into a construction crane, then opened fire on police, injuring two, before they shot and killed him. A Glock handgun and .308 caliber rifle equipped with optics and a sensor were recovered from the crime scene.

Law enforcement is investigating at least two IEDs planted in French Quarter area, plus one in truck — remote-detonation pipe bombs filled with nails — looking for 3 men and a woman seen on video surveillance planting the things.

People also evacuated from an Airbnb in the St. Roch area as well. A fire broke out that law enforcement officials said was connected to the attack.

Sugar Bowl postponed until tomorrow

Louisiana Governor declares state of emergency

FBI examining an area in north Houston connected to the attack — Crescent Peak Drive and Hugh Road

According to NOLA.com, the miscreant is a former real estate agent (1019-2023) who worked for Deloitte. He lived in Fresno with his wife until divorced in 2022, then moved to Houston, where he rented a mobile home from Asia Maryam, paying promptly every month in cash, even though his ex-wife said he had money problems due to spending excessively on “paramours”. In a YouTube posted four years ago to promote his real estate business, he called himself a human resources and IT specialist for the US military.

When he lived in North Carolina, in 2012, he was registered as a Democrat.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 08:35|| || Front Page|| [11174 views ]  Top
 File under: Islamic State 

#1 More at ZeroHedge. Caution, very graphic.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 09:03||   2025-01-01 09:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Bourbon Street would have been a pedestrian mall last night, with steel bollards blocking the intersections, but probably so crowded he could hit that many running through on a cross street, and THAT 'could' have been something other than terrorist (psychosis, substance abuse) though the IEDs would say terrorism.
Posted by Glenmore 2025-01-01 09:24||   2025-01-01 09:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Comment spotted elsewhere:
The blacks: I hope it’s not a black.
The whites: I hope it’s not a white.
The gays: I hope it’s not a gay.

The Muslims: I hope it’s a Muslim!
Posted by Glenmore 2025-01-01 09:38||   2025-01-01 09:38|| Front Page Top

#4 No details about the driver have been released. ==> Not white.
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2025-01-01 10:35||   2025-01-01 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Ya no details is a big indicator, and so is the black flag flying from the back of the truck...
Posted by 49 Pan 2025-01-01 10:42||   2025-01-01 10:42|| Front Page Top

#6 cover up coming.
Posted by Squinty+Hatfield8204 2025-01-01 11:10||   2025-01-01 11:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Ford Lightning - "Ban Semi-Automatic Assault EVs!"
Posted by Frank G 2025-01-01 11:19||   2025-01-01 11:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Crossed the border at Eagle Pass TX. Cuz Mexico is such a big EV fanbase
Posted by Frank G 2025-01-01 11:51||   2025-01-01 11:51|| Front Page Top

#9 EV stolen in Texas, rejected by cartels. Sold to Hajji suicide guy for one-way mission.

Just a wild guess. I suspect Biden's FBI already knows the details.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 11:59||   2025-01-01 11:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Another wild guess: Perp was a 'known wolf' but FBI had other, more pressing, priorities, fer sure.
Posted by Elmaper+McGurque1612 2025-01-01 12:19||   2025-01-01 12:19|| Front Page Top

#11 Re #7: Jo-jo is on it
Posted by Mercutio 2025-01-01 12:21||   2025-01-01 12:21|| Front Page Top

#12 New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell called the incident a “terrorist attack” during a press conference on Wednesday. Found on another web site.
A more useful headline would simply read: New Orleans terrorist attacks crowd with vehicles and gunfire to start 2025
Posted by Elmaper+McGurque1612 2025-01-01 12:23||   2025-01-01 12:23|| Front Page Top

#13 FBI confirms New Orleans killer is dead, investigating car ramming as act of terrorism

From the link:

After the truck — which was trailing a piece of black fabric — crashed into a crane blocking Bourbon Street, the killer engaged police in a firefight and was shot dead. Two officers were wounded in the shootout, but are in stable condition, officials said.

With Biden's wide open border, the only surprise is this kind of thing doesn't happen more often.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-01-01 12:29||   2025-01-01 12:29|| Front Page Top

#14 
The suspect accused of plowing a truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning has been identified by a law enforcement source as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar.

Police fatally shot him after the attack, which killed 10 people and injured 35.

The source said Jabbar was carrying an ISIS flag in the truck, and authorities have said he was dressed in military gear.

SOURCE
Posted by Elmaper+McGurque1612 2025-01-01 12:35||   2025-01-01 12:35|| Front Page Top

#15 ^ So, Amish?
Posted by Frank G 2025-01-01 12:36||   2025-01-01 12:36|| Front Page Top

#16 Fire at New Orleans Airbnb rental may be connected to mass casualty Bourbon Street attack, sources say
Posted by Elmaper+McGurque1612 2025-01-01 12:37||   2025-01-01 12:37|| Front Page Top

#17 From Besoeker's Zerohedge link is this picture of the pickup truck. If you look at it on the Zerohedge link, you can open the image into a new tab and you should be able to blow it up. Then you can clearly see that the so-called "black fabric" is indeed a black flag on a flag pole that had been very deliberately mounted on the truck's rear fender. The terrorist left no doubt about his motivation.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-01-01 12:39||   2025-01-01 12:39|| Front Page Top

#18 
New Orleans Sugar Bowl Between Georgia And Notre Dame Will Go On As Planned Despite Early Morning French Quarter Attack;
Teams, Officials Release Statements
Posted by Elmaper+McGurque1612 2025-01-01 12:42||   2025-01-01 12:42|| Front Page Top

#19 NOLA media lifts paywall due to New Orleans New Years terrorist attack
SOURCE
Posted by Elmaper+McGurque1612 2025-01-01 12:45||   2025-01-01 12:45|| Front Page Top

#20 a black flag on a flag pole

“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
― H.L. Mencken, Prejudices First Series
Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-01 12:47||   2025-01-01 12:47|| Front Page Top

#21 Bourbon Street attack suspect identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar

Houston resident.
Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-01 12:56||   2025-01-01 12:56|| Front Page Top

#22 Superdome locked down for security sweeps as officials try to ensure safety of Sugar Bowl fans after NYE terror attack
Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-01 13:06||   2025-01-01 13:06|| Front Page Top

#23 Hajji or Amish Hajji convert ?

Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 13:11||   2025-01-01 13:11|| Front Page Top

#24 I'm calling a stadium full of football goers in New Orleans today, not a good idea.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 13:17||   2025-01-01 13:17|| Front Page Top

#25 Map of the area of the attack.
Posted by Elmaper+McGurque1612 2025-01-01 13:37||   2025-01-01 13:37|| Front Page Top

#26 FOX is covering news conference. Senator Kennedy just spoke and alluded to information not disclosed.

May be premature for a 'pats on the back' news conference.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 14:27||   2025-01-01 14:27|| Front Page Top

#27 Sugar Bowl postponed 24 hrs as a precaution

Cyber Truck blowing up in Vegas? Perhaps Natural Causes™
Posted by Frank G 2025-01-01 14:29||   2025-01-01 14:29|| Front Page Top

#28 But the FBI is searching for a motive!!
Posted by Squinty+Hatfield8204 2025-01-01 14:29||   2025-01-01 14:29|| Front Page Top

#29 Seeing reports from Ace of Spades n Andy NGO that IDd terr is also US Army Reserve. IT n HR Specialist.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2025-01-01 14:40||   2025-01-01 14:40|| Front Page Top

#30 'Andy Ngo'
Posted by Rex Mundi 2025-01-01 14:42||   2025-01-01 14:42|| Front Page Top

#31 Ongoing news conference much less than professional. Excuses being made for wooden
barricades and access via sidewalks. City officials almost giddy about re-opening of Bourbon St.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 14:47||   2025-01-01 14:47|| Front Page Top

#32 Ace of Spades Website and story.

Snippet: (ALL UNCONFIRMED)

Terrorist Attack in New Orleans
Fox News: 4-5 Conspirators?
US Army Reserves IT Specialist??!!
—Ace
Boy does this rubbish the last post.

I'm counting this as part of 2024.

One of Biden's last gifts to us is another bloody round of Cultural Enrichment.

Last night, a man drove his truck into a crowd of people -- just like jihadi terrorists do in France and Germany. Then he got out of his truck and began shooting people.

He also had IEDs in the truck.

Update: Commenters say that 4-5 people might have been involved in this attack, per Fox News, but that is unconfirmed.

Update: He worked for... the US ARMY?!?!

Jacqueline Sweet @JSweetLI Shamsud-Din Jabbar's LinkedIn profile was deleted but here are its ghost remnants:
Current Job: Information Technology Team Chief at US Army Reserve
Previous Jobs: Information Technology Team Leader at US Army Reserve
Information Managment Officer at US Army
Senior Information Systems Specialist at US Army
Human Resources Supervisor at US Army
Human Resources Specialist at US Army
Data Entry Operator at US Army Corps of Engineers
Data Entry Clerk at US Army Corps of Engineers
Data Entry Clerk at United States Postal Service

Education: Central Senior High School
Bachelor's of Business Administration from Georgia State University
Graduate from Fort Gordon NCO Academy
Bachelor's Degree (Transferred) from Campbell University
Graduate from 25B Information Technology MOS Training
Graduate from US Army Alaska NCO Academy
Associates from Central Texas CollegeAssociate's Degree from Central Texas CollegeHonor
Graduate from 42A Human Resources Specialist Advanced Individual Training
Graduate from US Army Basic Combat Training
University of Houston
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Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 14:56||   2025-01-01 14:56|| Front Page Top

#33 @17 "black flag"

"An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations. Weapons and a potential IED were located in the subject’s vehicle. Other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter," the FBI said.
Posted by KBK 2025-01-01 15:21||   2025-01-01 15:21|| Front Page Top

#34 Retaliation against Iran in 3, 2, 1...
Posted by BrerRabbit 2025-01-01 16:03||   2025-01-01 16:03|| Front Page Top

#35 2 points - Isis flag as shown is displayed incorrectly - it's upside down. Hydraulic barricade on Bourbon Street conveniently down for maintenance. Call me cynical but it's glowing a little bit there.
Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2025-01-01 16:18||   2025-01-01 16:18|| Front Page Top

#36 Just watched video surveillance of the truck from across the street. Lots of cars, the camera followed "Only" the truck. Whats up with that...
Posted by 49 Pan 2025-01-01 17:21||   2025-01-01 17:21|| Front Page Top

#37 I'm trying to figure out the 'Jacqueline' part - was this some HR trannie at Fort Hood? Picture sure didn't look like a Jacqueline.
Posted by Glenmore 2025-01-01 18:26||   2025-01-01 18:26|| Front Page Top

#38 /\ Someone in Law Enforcement appears to have been following the activities of these people.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 18:30||   2025-01-01 18:30|| Front Page Top

#39 Biden to speak from Camp David in the next few minutes.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-01 18:32||   2025-01-01 18:32|| Front Page Top

#40 probably supplying them.
Posted by Chesney+Sleting4519 2025-01-01 18:36||   2025-01-01 18:36|| Front Page Top

#41 Dead up to 15 now.
Posted by Chesney+Sleting4519 2025-01-01 18:38||   2025-01-01 18:38|| Front Page Top

#42 If the bollards were deemed a vulnerable entry point to Bourbon St, why wasn't the sidewalk? Totally don't get how basics are overlooked.
Posted by jack salami 2025-01-01 18:55||   2025-01-01 18:55|| Front Page Top

#43 
Posted by trailing wife 2025-01-01 19:12||   2025-01-01 19:12|| Front Page Top

#44 RedState reports:

As to the weapons used, Shamsud Din Jabbar carried a Glock handgun and a .308 rifle. The rifle had been reported stolen in New Jersey.
Posted by trailing wife 2025-01-01 19:15||   2025-01-01 19:15|| Front Page Top

#45 Starting to look like the police were on to them but acted too late. They found the bombs, not from info gained by the dead guy. The video footage of the white truck was specifically following the white truck. Now we hear the Trump bombing was a rental from the same rental company. Its really smelling of coordinated events...
Posted by 49 Pan 2025-01-01 19:18||   2025-01-01 19:18|| Front Page Top

#46 The rifle had been reported stolen in New Jersey.

Apparently it walked to Houston? No conspiracy here. Nothing to see
Posted by Frank G 2025-01-01 19:44||   2025-01-01 19:44|| Front Page Top

#47 
Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-01-01 19:59||   2025-01-01 19:59|| Front Page Top

#48 Once is an accident, twice coincidence. Three times and you start to get a bit suspicious.
Posted by SteveS 2025-01-01 20:07||   2025-01-01 20:07|| Front Page Top

#49 I expect to see more of this. We invaded Afghanistan because part of the country was ruled by Islamic radicals who were allowing terrorists to setup training bases. After 20 years of fighting we left Afghanistan unified under Islamic radicals with more and better bases.
Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-01 21:46||   2025-01-01 21:46|| Front Page Top

#50 The bollards were being repaired. It was going to take 70 days, 7 days a week, with OT, of course.

And, naturally, the first thing you do is remove the old bollards.
Posted by KBK 2025-01-01 22:15||   2025-01-01 22:15|| Front Page Top

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