The FBI has stated that it believes the New Orleans attacker, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was “100% inspired by the Islamic State” and that in the coming days they will further investigate his “path to radicalization.”
“What I can say now is that he was 100% inspired by the terrorist group. We’re looking for more information on social media, more interviews, working with some of our other partners to dig a little deeper into this connection,” explained Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, at a press conference this morning. Thursday (02).
In a series of videos, the suspect of running into a crowd and killing 14 people on the first day of the new year in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his own family and had dreams that inspired him to join the terrorist group, according to several authorities. informed about the investigation.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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