Deadly New Year's Massaker: 15 dead in New Orleans-Investigations are running!

Deadly New Year's Massaker: 15 dead in New Orleans-Investigations are running!

During New Year's Eve there was a shocking attack in New Orleans, in which the 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar raced into a crowd with a pick-up and killed at least 15 people. The alleged perpetrator, a former IT specialist in the US Army with connections to the Islamic State, was shot on site. As Zeit.de , the seriousness of the incident reminded the authorities of a terrorist attack-a classification that the FBI has already made.

At the crime scene in the popular French Quarter, Poller was missing who could have stopped the car. The perpetrator gave a parked police car that was supposed to block access to the celebration area, reported the "New York Times". After initial investigations, Jabbar could not have acted alone, and self -made explosives were also discovered near the crime scene. The FBI again suggested this discovery that there may have been accomplices that could have been involved in the devastating act. The governor of Louisiana then called out the emergency to enable quick reactions in future major events, as reported by

The brutal attack, which took place just a few hours before the planned college football game Sugar Bowl, not only shaked the city, but also significantly influenced the security situation for upcoming events. The police cordoned off the crime scene and around 400 investigators are in use to identify possible further dangers. In the meantime there are still many ambiguities, among other things about the condition of the numerous injuries and the exact motivations of the perpetrator, which urgently need to be examined.