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NPR News: 01-05-2025 7PM EST
The FBI says Shamsuddin Jabbar, an army veteran from Houston, traveled to Cairo, Egypt, and Ontario, Canada. And authorities are trying to understand where he went, who he met with, and what it meant for the attack. During his two New Orleans visits last fall, Jabbar used meta-smart glasses to record his videos of the French Quarter.
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Hours before driving his truck down Bourbon Street, Jabbar placed two remote-controlled explosive devices in the area, which he intended to detonate during the attack. Joshua Jackson is with the ATF.
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The FBI says, so far, their investigation has found the suspect did not have an accomplice in the U.S. or overseas. For NPR News, I'm Aidan McHale in New Orleans.