New Orleans Terror Assault: US President Joe Biden revealed on Thursday that the New Orleans attacker had a distant detonator in his automobile. The detonator was used to set off Improvised Explosive Gadgets (IEDs) positioned in ice coolers within the French Quarter earlier than the attacker drove right into a crowd on Bourbon Avenue.
The FBI has recovered the 2 IEDs, which had been hidden within the coolers, in keeping with CNN. “They’ve established that the attacker is similar one who planted the explosives in these ice coolers in two close by areas within the French Quarter only a few hours earlier than he rammed into the group along with his automobile. They assessed he had a distant detonator in his automobile to set off these two ice chests,” Biden stated.
Biden instructed reporters within the White Home’s East Room that he plans to go to New Orleans. He additionally confirmed that 15 folks, together with the attacker, died within the assault on New Yr’s night time.
New Orleans Attacker’s ISIS Connection
The FBI has confirmed that the attacker was an ISIS supporter. An ISIS flag was present in his automobile, and the suspect admitted his allegiance in movies posted on-line.
President Joe Biden vowed to behave in opposition to ISIS and related teams. “We’re going to relentlessly pursue ISIS and different terrorist organisations the place they’re, and they’ll discover no protected harbour right here,” he stated.
On the potential hyperlink between the New Orleans assault and the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion, Biden stated investigations are ongoing however no proof of a connection has been discovered thus far.
In Las Vegas, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outdoors the Trump Worldwide Resort, killing one individual and injuring seven. Each automobiles within the incidents had been rented by way of the automotive rental platform ‘Turo,’ prompting authorities to research doable hyperlinks, CNN reported.
(With ANI inputs)
