New Orleans Terror Attack: Former U.S. Soldier Now Suspected Terrorist!
In a case where a truck was driven into a crowd celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the suspected terrorist has been identified as 42-year-old American citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
The individual, who was previously a real estate agent in Texas and had served in the U.S. Army before that, has now become a subject of shocking revelations. Four years ago, Jabbar posted a video on YouTube in which he boasted about his skills as a “radical consultant” while promoting his property management services with a southern U.S. accent to potential clients.
Jabbar served in the U.S. Army as a human resources specialist and IT expert from 2007 to 2015, and later continued his service in the Army reserves until 2020, according to the Pentagon. The Army also revealed that he had been deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010, where he held the rank of staff sergeant at the end of his service. The FBI had previously stated that he was honorably discharged.
Criminal records obtained by The New York Times show that Jabbar had two prior minor offenses: one in 2002 for theft and another in 2005 for driving with an invalid license.
The report also mentions that Jabbar had been married twice, with his second marriage ending in a divorce in 2022. During the divorce proceedings, he detailed his financial troubles in an email to his wife’s attorney, explaining that he could not afford his house rent, his real estate business had lost over $28,000 the previous year, and he had accumulated significant credit card debt.
The suspect named in relation to this morning’s attack in New Orleans is a US army veteran, the FBI has revealed.
FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Alethea Duncan adds: ‘We cannot go into details about the subject’s history’https://t.co/vXxGZf2ynp
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Abdur Jabbar, a person from Beaumont, Texas, claimed to be the suspect’s brother and described him as a “really good person, a friend, and someone who really cares.”
The suspect had converted to Islam at a young age, but his brother stated, “What he did does not represent Islam. It’s a form of extreme thinking, not religion.”
Hours before the attack, Jabbar had shared videos online indicating he was inspired by ISIS, as reported by President Joe Biden. The FBI also confirmed that a black flag associated with a group was found in the vehicle used for the attack.
Records confirmed by Georgia State University indicate that Jabbar attended the university between 2015-2017, where he earned a postgraduate degree in computer systems.
On New Year’s Eve in New Orleans, Jabbar drove the truck at high speed into the crowd celebrating, resulting in at least 15 deaths and dozens of injuries.
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