Driver rams truck onto New Orleans revelers, 15 dead

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A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans' raucous New Year's celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police. (Courtesy of WVUE/Associated Press)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/2/driver-rams-truck-onto-new-orleans-revelers-15-dead  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:48the subject has been identified as 42 year old some sued dim jabbar a u.s.

00:55foreign citizen from texas he was driving a ford pickup truck which

00:59appears to be in rented and we are working to confirm how the subject

01:03came in possession of this vehicle. An ISIS flag was located on the trailer

01:08hitch of the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's

01:12potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations,

01:18weapons and potential improvised explosive devices. I. E. D. S. Were

01:22located in the subject's vehicle. Other potential ideas were also located in

01:27the french quarter. As of now, two I. E. D. S. Have been found and rendered

01:31safe.

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