Louisiana’s New Orleans. Despite early claims to the contrary from an FBI official, the FBI has officially designated the recent incident in New Orleans, which claimed 14 lives and injured at least 35, as an act of terrorism.
At a news conference on Wednesday, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Rea affirmed that Shamsa Din Jabbar, the suspect, committed the heinous act alone, describing it as a planned, malevolent act motivated by terroristic intent.
Rea offered her condolences to the victims and their families and declared that this was an act of terrorism. To pursue every lead and piece of evidence, we are using every resource at our disposal.
Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan of the FBI’s New Orleans office made the announcement the day after she implied that the incident was not a terrorist act, a claim that has since been formally refuted.
Just over twenty-four hours into the inquiry, federal and local officials are working together to find more information. Authorities are still examining the facts and heeding advice from the public and first responders.
The FBI’s statement confirms the cause of the devastating attack that has left the country and New Orleans in shock.
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