The FBI should know as they were the ones running this botched operation. I have a post explaining the FBI six week cycle, and how they use criminal informants to entrap people into these conspiracies. Unfortunately they’re so incompetent, many of their operations are botched. But for detailed analysis, the No Agenda Show has covered it the last two episodes, but in yesterday’s episode their analysis was very good.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal agencies are warning of potential “copycat or retaliatory attacks” in the wake of the terror attack by an Islamist radical on New Orleans‘ Bourbon Street. Islamic State-aligned radical Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on New Year’s Day, resulting in 14 fatalities before he was killed in a firefight with police.
The incident occurred in the early hours of January 1, 2025. Jabbar had expressed support for the Islamic State terror group in several videos posted before the attack.
According to a federal bulletin distributed to law enforcement nationwide, vehicle-ramming attacks are deemed attractive due to the ease of obtaining a vehicle to carry them out. The bulletin also highlights that the Islamic State has encouraged the use of vehicles as weapons, followed by secondary attacks with other arms.
A spike in such attacks was observed between 2016 and 2017 in the United States and other Western countries. Notably, the Bourbon Street incident is the first attack resulting in fatalities on U.S. soil since 2017 that has been inspired by a foreign terror organization.
The bulletin also mentions that online platforms associated with terror groups have advocated for violence during holiday seasons.
Improvised explosive devices reportedly accompanied Jabbar’s attack, and he possessed firearms, including an AR-15-style rifle. Two law enforcement officers were wounded before Jabbar was shot and killed.