What we know about the attack in New Orleans
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🗓️ 2 January 2025
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Summary
Early in the morning on New Year’s Day, a man drove a truck into a crowd of people celebrating on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. In the hours since, law enforcement has discovered key details that point to a possible motive, including an Islamic State flag in the attacker’s car.
Guest host Rachel Siegel and Justice Department reporter Perry Stein break down what we know about the terrorist attack in New Orleans.
We also talk about the investigation into a possible attack in Las Vegas with some eerie similarities, though no known connection.
Today’s show was produced by Ariel Plotnick with help from Emma Talkoff and Elana Gordon. It was edited by Maggie Penman with help from Monica Campbell and Reena Flores. It was mixed by Sam Bair.
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| 0:00.0 | This was an act of terrorism. |
| 0:04.9 | It was premeditated and an evil act. |
| 0:08.3 | On Thursday morning, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Rea spoke at a press conference. |
| 0:15.4 | He was telling the public what the FBI knows about an attack in New Orleans in the early hours of New Year's Day. |
| 0:22.9 | This was obviously a critical incident, and with that lots of information and tips come pouring |
| 0:27.9 | in from law enforcement, first responders, and the public. We have been aggressively running down |
| 0:33.9 | these tips and information. As you all know, that takes time, and we will continue to do so until every lead has been |
| 0:41.3 | followed through on. |
| 0:47.4 | Here's what we know. |
| 0:49.3 | A man drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating the new year on Bourbon Street. |
| 0:56.0 | The FBI has identified him as Shamsud Dean Jabbar, an American Army veteran from Texas. |
| 1:03.1 | There was an ISIS flag in his vehicle. |
| 1:06.6 | Jabar killed at least 14 people and injured at least 35 others. |
| 1:12.0 | Then, in a shootout with responding officers, he was killed too. |
| 1:19.3 | Earlier today, I sat down with my colleague Perry Stein, who has been reporting on this. |
| 1:24.6 | I cover the Justice Department and FBI for the Washington Post, so I report |
| 1:29.9 | on all sorts of investigations, the agency itself, and unfortunately when there's big attacks |
| 1:35.4 | like this, I often am the person seeing what federal law enforcement is doing in these investigations. |
| 1:42.3 | Perry says the FBI believes that Jabbar acted alone. |
| 1:46.3 | The incident is being investigated as an act of terrorism. |
| 1:53.1 | From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post reports. |
| 1:57.4 | It's Thursday, January 2nd. |
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