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New Year's Day Terror: Truck Attack Claims 15 Lives

1/4/2025

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On New Year's Day, tragedy struck Bourbon Street when Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, plowed his pickup truck into a crowd, claiming 15 lives and injuring over 35. Hours before the attack, he shared pro-ISIS videos, prompting the FBI to investigate it as an act of terrorism. Police fatally shot him after he opened fire.

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On New Year's Day, tragedy struck Bourbon Street when Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, plowed his pickup truck into a crowd, claiming 15 lives and injuring over 35. Hours before the attack, he shared pro-ISIS videos, prompting the FBI to investigate it as an act of terrorism. Police fatally shot him after he opened fire.