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January 3, 2025 | 05:14 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An FBI official said there is "no definitive link” between the New Year’s Day deadly New Orleans attack and a cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas.
"At this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas," FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia told reporters on Thursday, January 3, as quoted from Anadolu.
The remarks came after a driver intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. The suspect was identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a Texas native and former U.S. army personnel, according to the FBI.
In a separate incident in Las Vegas on the same day, a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel killed one person and injured seven others. Media reports identified the suspect as Matthew Livelsberger, 37, a U.S. Army veteran.
Raia called the attack in New Orleans an act of terrorism. "It was premeditated and an evil act," he added.
FBI does not assess anyone else involved in New Orleans attack
"I want to be clear on, we do not assess at this point that anyone else is involved in this attack, except for Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the subject you've already been briefed on," said Raia.
Jabbar, 42, a former U.S. Army staff sergeant, was killed during an exchange of gunfire with responding police officers.
Jabbar "was 100% inspired" by the ISIS/Daesh terror group, said the official, adding the bureau was still investigating Jabbar's "path to radicalization."
"There were five videos posted on Jabbar's Facebook account ... In the first video, Jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends, but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the 'war between the believers and the disbelievers.' Additionally, he stated he had joined ISIS before this summer," Raia said.
The FBI does not believe that the public is in danger around New Orleans, he said. New Orleans officials said the Sugar Bowl college football game that was originally scheduled for Wednesday night would take place later Thursday.
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