New Orleans attack latest: FBI looking into suspect’s travels to Egypt as more victims ID’d
The Independent✕ Close Heartbreaking comparison of New Orleans before and after terror attack The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Investigators are reportedly looking into the travel history of the suspect in the New Orleans attack, which killed 14 innocent people and injured dozens more just hours into the new year. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, traveled to Egypt alone for a month in 2023 and told his family he was going “because it was cheap and beautiful,” his half-brother AbdurJabbar told ABC News. “This next most important phase of the investigation is to find out how that radicalization happened and if it happened on that trip,” Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams told the network.