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Veteran's Truck Attack in New Orleans Claims 14 Lives

1/5/2025

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In a tragic turn of events, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Houston, unleashed chaos in New Orleans, claiming 14 innocent lives in a truck attack before being fatally shot by police. Muslim leaders swiftly denounced the violence, asserting it contradicts their beliefs. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cautioned about the growing dangers of homegrown extremism and online radicalization.

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In a tragic turn of events, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Houston, unleashed chaos in New Orleans, claiming 14 innocent lives in a truck attack before being fatally shot by police. Muslim leaders swiftly denounced the violence, asserting it contradicts their beliefs. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cautioned about the growing dangers of homegrown extremism and online radicalization.