What is the Islamic State? Terror group flag seen at New Orleans attack
The IndependentThe 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 The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in the New Orleans truck attack. Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year’s Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. Latest updates In New Orleans, a truck attack on New Year’s Day killed 15 people and injured dozens on Bourbon Street The suspect, identified as 42-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was shot and killed by police. open image in gallery Edward Bruski hugs New Orleans Police Officer Zachary Stevenson on Canal street, near the French Quarter The U.S. National Counterterrorism Center has said that the threat posed by IS and militant group al Qaeda “is at a low point with the suppression of the most dangerous elements”.
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