Islamic terrorism is “a serious threat to the American public,” said Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro in response to the terror attack in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens more on New Year’s Day.
The FBI identified 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar as the suspect who drove a white Ford pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter. After the suspect was killed by responding officers, authorities discovered an ISIS flag in the pickup truck.
The FBI added in a statement, “Weapons and a potential IED were located in the subject’s vehicle. Other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter. The FBI’s Special Agent Bomb Technicians are working with our law enforcement partners to determine if any of these devices are viable and they will work to render those devices safe.” Investigators do not believe that Jabbar acted alone in the terror attack, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan said in a press conference.
The suspected terrorist is reportedly an American citizen and Army veteran from Texas. The truck he drove to carry out his attack entered the U.S. through the southern border in November, Fox News reported. Shapiro said that it is still unknown if the terrorist was recruited or trained abroad. Jabbar, who appears to have espoused radical Islamic views, could have been connected to ISIS through the terrorist group’s vast web of online recruiting, according to Shapiro.
In a video responding to the tragedy, Shapiro warned that the U.S. can no longer ignore the immediate threat of “radical Islamism.” […]
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