New Orleans terrorist planned NYE attack with prior visits and smart glasses – Washington Examiner
On New Year’s Day 2025, Shamsud-Din Jabbar was responsible for a terrorist attack in New Orleans that resulted in the death of 14 individuals. investigations revealed that he had visited the city twice prior too the attack, using smart glasses to record videos of the area, which he intended to target. The FBI has since released this footage to aid in their investigation. Authorities emphasized that Jabbar meticulously planned the attack,underscoring the threat posed by individuals who exploit technology for malicious purposes.This tragic event has prompted concerns regarding public safety and security during large gatherings.
New Orleans terrorist planned NYE attack with prior visits and smart glasses
Shamsud-Din Jabbar visited the sight of his New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, twice before, scouting out the area with smart glasses, authorities said on Sunday.
At a press conference, Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia and Lyonel Myrthil, FBI special agent in charge of the New Orleans Field Office, released new details about Jabbar and last week’s vehicle ramming attack that killed 14 and wounded 35. One of the biggest revelations was that Jabbar had scouted out the sight of his mass killing two times previously, using sophisticated glasses to map the area out.
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Mythril said that Jabbar traveled through New Orleans’s French quarter on a bicycle, wearing “meta glasses” capable of recording. One of his trips was in October, and the next was in November.
Raia said that current information points to the attacker having acted alone.
“All investigative details and evidence that we have now still support that Jabbar acted alone here in New Orleans,” he said. “We have not seen any indications of an accomplice in the United States, but we are still looking into potential associates in the U.S. and outside of our borders.”
Mythril also noted two foreign trips Jabar made in the summer of 2023, one to Cairo, Egypt, and one to Ontario, Canada.
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“Our agents are getting answers to where he went, who he went with, and how those trips may or may not tie into his actions here,” he said.
Jabbar was born and raised in the U.S., serving in the U.S. Army. He reportedly flew an ISIS flag during his Jan. 1 attack and pledged his allegiance to the terrorist group in online videos hours before the attack.
The attack uncovered flaws in the city’s security, including faulty steel columns meant to block vehicle attacks such as the one that occurred.
According to a New York Times report, city officials were warned in 2019 that Bourbon Street, the site of Wednesday’s attack, was vulnerable to a “vehicular ramming” attack. The officials were told that the bollards designed to block vehicles from entering Bourbon Street did “not appear to work.”
The bollards were removed after being clogged by debris, including Mardis Gras beads. They will be reinstalled before the Super Bowl.
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