Authorities are probing a homemade flag found on a truck involved in a deadly New Orleans attack that left ten dead and many injured
New Orleans: So, there was this really tragic incident on New Year’s Day. A truck drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing ten people and injuring over thirty others. It was a chaotic scene.
After the driver crashed the truck, he got out and started shooting. Thankfully, police responded quickly and shot him down. The whole thing was just horrifying.
Now, what’s got everyone talking is this flag-like thing they found on the back of the truck. It looked homemade, and police are looking into it. They’re trying to figure out if it has any ties to terrorist groups, like ISIS.
Reports say the truck had Texas plates and was registered to a 42-year-old guy from Houston named Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar. But there’s some confusion about whether he was actually the one driving it.
Investigators are digging into whether this was a lone wolf situation or if there’s a bigger plot at play. They’ve said there’s no ongoing threat, which is a relief.
Some experts are weighing in, saying parts of this attack look like tactics used by foreign terrorists, but there are also signs it could be domestic terrorism.
Interestingly, the truck crossed the border from Mexico just two days before the attack. But it’s still unclear if Jabbar was the one who drove it across.
Even Donald Trump chimed in, suggesting that “foreign criminals” might be behind this. It’s a lot to unpack, and everyone’s just hoping for answers soon.
