President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the suspect in a deadly attack in New Orleans made social media posts declaring that he was “inspired” by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) just hours before ramming his truck through a crowd in the French Quarter.
Authorities say 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a Ford pickup truck into revelers in New Orleans early New Year’s Day morning before being killed in a shootout with police. Biden said that the radical Islamic terrorist group’s flag and explosive devices were found in the “rented” vehicle.
“The FBI has reported to me, the killer was an American citizen, born in Texas. He served in the United States Army on active duty for many years,” Biden said in a televised statement. “He also served in the Army Reserve until a few years ago. The FBI also reported to me that mere hours before the attack,…
