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Victim in New Orleans Attack Linked to British Royals

Tiggy Legge-Bourke's stepson was among those killed

(Newser) - Among the 14 people killed in the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans was a man with links to the British royals. Edward Pettifer, 31, is the stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who served as the "beloved" nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry from 1993...

New Orleans Attacker Had Explosives Transmitter: FBI

Authorities say Shamsud-Din Jabbar planted two bombs on Bourbon Street

(Newser) - Investigators believe the man who killed 14 people in an apparent terrorist attack in New Orleans planned even more devastation. NBC News reports the FBI and ATF said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who plowed a pickup truck through a crowded street early New Year's Day, also planned to use a...

New Orleans Suspect Altered His Plan

Shamsud-Din Jabbar allegedly described initial plan to kill his family in Facebook video

(Newser) - The suspect who drove into a crowd of people in New Orleans, killing 15 and injuring at least 35 others, described his plans in videos recorded as he drove to Louisiana from his home in Texas, CNN reports. Shamsud-Din Jabbar reportedly discusses dreams that inspired him to join the Islamic...

FBI Looks for Accomplices in New Orleans Attack
FBI: New Orleans Driver
Didn't Act Alone
updated
Jan 1, 2025 5:05 PM CST

FBI: New Orleans Driver Didn't Act Alone

Death toll rises to 15 in attack in French Quarter

(Newser) - An FBI official said Wednesday afternoon that investigators do not believe that the man who drove into a New Orleans crowd was "solely responsible" for the crime. The coroner's office reported that the death toll in the attack has reached at least 15, per CNN . Officials said three...

Report: New Orleans Attacker Had ISIS Flag
FBI Names
New Orleans Attacker
UPDATED
Jan 1, 2025 12:40 PM CST

FBI Names New Orleans Attacker

Shamsud Din Jabbar had ISIS flag in vehicle

(Newser) - The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans' French Quarter in the early hours of New Year's Day had an ISIS flag in the vehicle, the FBI said in a statement Wednesday. The FBI named the attacker as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, a...

Report: Suspect in New Orleans Attack Is Dead
Suspect in
New Orleans
Attack Is Dead
UPDATED
Jan 1, 2025 8:58 AM CST

Suspect in New Orleans Attack Is Dead

FBI confirms suspect was shot in a firefight with police

(Newser) - The suspect who drove into a Bourbon Street crowd , killing 10 people and injuring dozens more, was killed in a firefight with police, the FBI confirmed in a statement Wednesday. "The FBI is the lead investigative agency, and we are working with our partners to investigate this as...

'Mass Casualty Incident' Reported on Bourbon Street

10 said to be dead after car reportedly drives into crowd

(Newser) - Tragedy in New Orleans on the first day of 2025: CNN reports 10 people were killed and 30 more injured after a vehicle drove into a Bourbon Street crowd around 3:15am on Wednesday. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has called it "a terrorist attack," though CBS News...

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