The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had previously indicated that it was examining the possible involvement of other accomplices of the attacker, who transported an “Islamic State” group flag and improvised explosives in the rental vehicle used in the attack.
Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a 42-year-old former soldier from Texas who charged into crowds celebrating the New Year, may have “acted alone,” FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia told reporters. .
The assailant was neutralized immediately after the attack in an exchange of fire with the police, during which two police officers were injured, without their vital prognoses being compromised.
The suspect posted several videos online proclaiming his support for ISIS, and was seen on surveillance footage planting improvised explosive devices in the area before the attack, the federal police official added.
In addition to the ISIS flag and explosives found in the vehicle, authorities also located other improvised explosive devices in French Square, the site of the attack, the FBI said Wednesday.
The head of the federal police also indicated that no link has now been established between the attack in New Orleans and the explosion, Wednesday morning, of an electric vehicle in Las Vegas, in in which the driver was killed and bystanders slightly injured.
“At this stage, there is no definitive link between the attack in New Orleans and that in Las Vegas,” Mr. Raia ruled.
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