United States President Joe Biden on Thursday reassured that US will relentlessly pursue ISIS and other terrorist organisations. His declaration came after the terrorist attack in New, Orleans where an ISIS supporter rammed a car into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations.
“We are going to relentlessly pursue ISIS and other terrorist organisations where they are and they will find no safe husher here,” Biden said.
Biden informed that 15 people, including the attacker, had been killed in the attack. He then assured that no one else was involved in the attack.
What Did Biden Say?
“The number of people killed in New Orleans has risen to 15, including the attacker, 35 people were injured. Today the FBI briefed me that as of now, we have no information that anyone else is involved in the attack. They’ve established that the attacker was the same person who planted the explosives in those ice coolers in two nearby locations in the French Quarter just a few hours before he rammed into the crowd with his vehicle,” Biden added.
Biden further reiterated that the attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar from whose vehicle an ISIS flag was found, has indicated his support for the terrorist organisations in the videos he made.
“As I said yesterday, the attacker posted several videos just several hours before the attack indicating his strong support for ISIS. Federal law enforcement and the intelligence community are actively investigating any foreign or domestic contacts and connections that could possibly be relevant to the attack,” Biden reinstated.
New Orleans Attacker Planted Remote IED Detonator
Furthermore, he informed that the New Orleans attacker had a remote detonator in his vehicle to set off Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that he planted in the ice coolers in the French Quarter before ramming his car into the crown on Bourbon street.
Lone Wolf Attacker
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the driver behind the New Orleans attack, Shamsud-Din Jabbar was lone wolf terrorist with no known accomplices and he supported Islamic State (ISIS).
Deputy Assistant FBI Director Christopher Raia, in a press conference, informed that the attacker, Shamsud Din Jabbar, had posted videos on social media platforms where he proclaimed his support for ISIS. The attacker was also concerned that if he only harmed his family and friends then the news headline would not focus on “war between the believers and disbelievers.”
