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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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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 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.