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New Year's Day Attack in New Orleans Claims 14 Lives

1/6/2025

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On New Year's Day 2025, tragedy struck New Orleans as 42-year-old Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar launched a horrific attack, claiming 14 lives and injuring many others. Using Meta glasses to survey the scene, he planted IEDs before driving a truck into a bustling crowd. The chaos ended with Jabbar's death in a police shootout, prompting an FBI investigation into his radicalization.

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On New Year's Day 2025, tragedy struck New Orleans as 42-year-old Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar launched a horrific attack, claiming 14 lives and injuring many others. Using Meta glasses to survey the scene, he planted IEDs before driving a truck into a bustling crowd. The chaos ended with Jabbar's death in a police shootout, prompting an FBI investigation into his radicalization.