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What we know
- President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to New Orleans on Monday along with the first lady to meet with officials on the ground and community members affected by the attack on Jan. 1.
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The driver behind the New Year s Day attack in New Orleans acted alone, an FBI official said Thursday.
Fourteen people were killed
and dozens were injured when the attacker in a pickup barreled into crowds on Bourbon Street.
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The
driver was identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar
, a Texas-born U.S. citizen and an Army veteran. A potential improvised explosive device was in the truck he was driving, and other potential IEDs were discovered in the French Quarter, the FBI said.
- Jabbar posted several videos before the attack to an online platform proclaiming his support for ISIS, said Chris Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI s Counterterrorism Division.
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