Congressional lawmakers briefed on the deadly Bourbon Street truck ramming in the wee morning hours of New Year’s Day were told that the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar had not been on a terror watchlist prior to the rampage, sources told The Post.
During the briefing, the FBI appraised Congress about some of the information that had been publicly reported, including Jabbar’s Facebook posts prior to the attack as well as ties to ISIS ideology.
“While the FBI does not confirm or deny who may be on a watchlist, we can say the FBI did not receive any tips or other information about Jabbar prior to the attack in New Orleans,” a spokesperson for the bureau later confirmed to The Post in a statement.
Members of congressional leadership and several key House and Senate committees were briefed.
Congressional lawmakers were told by the FBI that Shamsud-Din Jabbar was not on a terror watchlist before the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans. via REUTERS
Surveillance footage of Jabbar driving a pickup truck through Bourbon Street. X
David Scott, the FBI assistant director in the counterterrorism division did the call.
Officials also indicated that they are still working to determine motives for the Cybertruck explosion at Trump Las Vegas that took place later in the day.
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia confirmed in a Thursday press conference that Jabbar, 42, acted alone in the horrific attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, which killed 14 people and left dozens more injured.
An ISIS flag was found in the truck used in the rampage.
Jabbar dead on the ground after the attack. Obtained by the NY Post
Jabbar acted alone in the attack, according to the FBI. YouTubeFollow the latest on the terror attack on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street:
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A map of the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans.
Raia also said there was “no definitive link” between the attack in New Orleans and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on Jan. 1.
