US EditionFBI says New Orleans attacker visited city twice in recent months, wore Meta glasses to record the scene in advance
- The FBI reported that Shamsud-Din Jabbar visited New Orleans twice in recent months, recording the French Quarter with Meta glasses before the attack.
- Jabbar entered Louisiana on 31 December, just hours before the terror attack, according to the FBI.
- The FBI stated that Jabbar traveled to Cairo, Egypt, and Ontario, Canada, before returning to the U.S. in July 2023.
- Jabbar expressed support for the so-called Islamic State in online videos shortly before the attack.
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FBI reveals New Orleans attacker used Meta glasses to record French Quarter before deadly truck rampage
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, responsible for the New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans, visited the city twice before, recording video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses to plan the assault. He didn't activate them during the attack, FBI officials revealed.
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The man accused of the attack that caused 14 deaths on a busy New Orleans street on New Year’s Eve had previously visited the city on apparent reconnaissance missions and recorded the place using camera-equipped glasses, the FBI revealed this Sunday. The man also travelled to Egypt and Canada in the previous two years, although the purpose of those trips is still unclear. Shamsud Din Jabbar, a veteran of the U.S. Army, arrived for the first time…
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