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New Orleans Attacker Tried To Build Bombs That May Have Killed Hundreds

By jsalinas 17 hours ago191 views

File photo: A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

We’re learning more about the intentions of the man who carried out the deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans. Investigators say Houston resident Shamsud-Din Jabbar built two bombs using what is believed to be RDX.

The bombs could have killed or wounded hundreds of people, but they failed to detonate. Jabbar killed 14 people and injured more than 30 when he drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.m. on January 1st. Police then killed him in a shootout that also wounded two officers.