The half-brother of the New Orleans assault suspect has mentioned his actions weren’t “the man I knew”.
“This wasn’t the man I knew, this wasn’t the father, the son that I knew,” mentioned Abdur-Rahim Jabbar whose half-brother Shamsud-Din Jabbar is suspected of committing the terrorist assault on the Bourbon Avenue space.
A pick-up truck struck individuals celebrating the New Yr and Shamsud-Din was killed in a shootout with police. At the very least 14 individuals have been killed and greater than two dozen have been injured.
“We’re all grieving about this,” he mentioned.
Abdur-Rahim mentioned he was fascinated about these impacted by the assault.
“Our hearts and prayers and thoughts go out to those families, the victims of those families and those who were there to witness it,” he mentioned.
The suspect was a Muslim, however his half-brother mentioned: “This isn’t any representation of Islam or Muslims or the Muslim community.”
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Shamsud-Din Jabbar in Fort Johnson Louisiana. Pic: Reuters
The FBI mentioned Shamsud-Din was a 42-year-old US citizen and armed forces veteran from Texas. Speaking about himself in a piece video in 2020, Shamsud-Din mentioned he was born and raised within the state.
An Islamic State (IS) flag, weapons, and what seemed to be an improvised explosive machine (IED) have been discovered within the car, the FBI mentioned.
The suspect posted 5 movies on social media earlier than the rampage in help of IS, the company added.
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In his first clip, Shamsud-Din mentioned he was planning to hurt his family and buddies, however was involved headlines wouldn’t deal with the “war between the believers and disbelievers”, mentioned Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counter-terrorism division.
Shamsud-Din additionally joined IS “before this summer”, and supplied a will, the FBI chief mentioned.
He was twice divorced and had youngsters. He labored as a human useful resource specialist and knowledge expertise specialist, Shamsud-Din mentioned in one among his earlier movies.
