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Terror in New Orleans: Police hunt for clues about how ISIS-inspired suspect could plow into crowd killing 10 (www.independent.co.uk)

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At least 35 injured as a driver – identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen – plowed his truck into a crowd celebrating New Year before firing a weapon. The FBI is now investigating the mass casualty event as an act of terrorism.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Are we sure that it's "ISIS inspired"? Because after the Oklahoma City bombing, the government kept insisting it was a foreign attack and most everyone I knew thought it was home-grown terrorism.

[–] Darkassassin07 7 points 2 months ago

“An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations,”

Seems like a reasonable connection to investigate.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

after a terrorist drove his truck - with an ISIS flag on the back - into crowds

Literally first sentence.

We can't be sure sure, but pretty sure.