New Orleans truck attack that killed 15 being investigated as ‘act of terrorism’
Joe Biden said suspect in attack that also injured at least 30 expressed a ‘desire to kill’ in videos
At least 15 people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a vehicle flying an Islamic State (IS) flag drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The FBI said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas, drove a Ford pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street at about 3.15am. He then got out and fired bullets at police – injuring two – before they shot him to death.
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