By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-02 20:22:23 | Updated at 2025-01-05 02:48:06
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Congressional lawmakers briefed on the deadly Bourbon Street truck ramming in the wee morning hours of New Year’s Day were told that the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar had not been on a terror watchlist prior to the rampage, sources told The Post.
During the briefing, the FBI appraised Congress about some of the information that had been publicly reported, including Jabbar’s Facebook posts prior to the attack as well as ties to ISIS ideology.
Members of congressional leadership and several key House and Senate committees were briefed.
David Scott, the FBI assistant director in the counterterrorism division did the call.
Officials also indicated that they are still working to determine motives for the Cybertruck explosion at Trump Las Vegas that took place later in the day.
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia confirmed in a Thursday press conference that Jabbar, 42, acted alone in the horrific attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, which killed 14 people and left dozens more injured.
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Raia also said there was “no definitive link” between the attack in New Orleans and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on Jan. 1.
Reps for the FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
